Which of the following statements about evolution is true? Natural selection provides a population with the adaptations that it needs to survive in its environment. Specific features of the environment can generate natural selection on a trait. Evolution and natural selection are the same thing. Because it is driven by mutation, evolution by natural selection is a random process.

Which of the following statements about evolution is true? Natural selection provides a population with the adaptations that it needs to survive in its environment. Specific features of the environment can generate natural selection on a trait. Evolution and natural selection are the same thing. Because it is driven by mutation, evolution by natural selection is a random process.

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Chapter19: Evolutionary Change In Populations

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Problem 10TYU: Which of the following is not true of natural selection? (a) natural selection acts to preserve...

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