AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION OF A POPULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these best illustrates Natural Selection?
A
A population monopolized all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
B
A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes.
C
An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
D
The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Individuals with the most favorable traits survive and reproduce’

Detailed explanation-3: -survival of the fittest, term made famous in the fifth edition (published in 1869) of On the Origin of Species by British naturalist Charles Darwin, which suggested that organisms best adjusted to their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Natural selection requires variation between individuals. Mutations and sexual reproduction increase genetic variation in a population.

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