NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tigers with larger paws hunt deer more easily to survive in an environment where resources are limited. As a result, the tigers with larger paws are “selected” (the larger paws become more common in the next generation of tigers). Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
A
overproduction
B
genetic variation
C
selection
D
adaptation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tigers with larger paws hunt deer more easily to survive in an environment where resources are limited. As a result, the tigers with larger paws are “selected” (the larger paws become more common in the next generation of tigers).

Detailed explanation-2: -A lion makes more cubs than the Sahara Desert can support (there’s not enough prey around), so only a few of the cubs survive to become adults. They live on to reproduce.

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