Biology

Question

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between

adaptations and natural selection?

• A. Adaptations that improve the chances an individual will reproduce

but that may not affect the individual's life span become more

common within a population over time.

• B. Adaptations that improve the chances an individual will have a

long life but that may not affect reproduction become more

common within a population over time.

C. Adaptations that improve the chances an individual will have a

long life but that may not affect reproduction become less

common within a population over time.

• D. Adaptations that improve the chances an individual will reprodude

but that may not affect the individual's life span become less

common within a population over time.

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Answer

A. Adaptations that improve the chances an individual will reproduce but that may not affect the individual's life span become more common within a population over time.

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Adaptations are traits or characteristics that help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. Natural selection is the process by which organisms with advantageous adaptations...