OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which statement is part of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
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More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.
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The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest.
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The number of offspring is not related to fitness.
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Acquired characteristics that are inherited are the cause of evolution.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, Darwin’s theory states that more offspring are produced than can possibly survive, and that the ones that are best adapted to their environment will survive and reproduce. Therefore, the correct answer is b. More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Darwin and a scientific contemporary of his, Alfred Russel Wallace, proposed that evolution occurs because of a phenomenon called natural selection. In the theory of natural selection, organisms produce more offspring than are able to survive in their environment.
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