GCEBiologyEvolution2022

Which of the following best describes natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin?

AThe inheritance of characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime
BThe survival and reproduction of organisms best adapted to their environmentCORRECT
CThe sudden appearance of new species due to large-scale mutations
DThe deliberate breeding of organisms by humans to enhance desirable traits
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Natural selection, as proposed by Darwin, is the process by which organisms with favourable adaptations survive and reproduce more successfully than those without. This leads to the gradual change in the characteristics of a population over generations. Option A describes Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, while D describes artificial selection.
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