Multiple choice

The theories of Charles Darwin still form the foundation for our understanding of natural selection. It is still widely upheld that natural selection is based on five factors. Which of the following factors regarding natural selection is incorrect?

  1. Within a species, individual variations exist naturally.

  2. The number of offsprings produced are more than that can survive.

  3. The reproductive rates of individuals are unequal.

  4. Environmental conditions determine the reproductive success of certain individuals.

  5. The process in which the frequency of certain traits within a species change by even reproduction rates caused by natural selection is called evolution.
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Explanation

Individuals who are able to provide the necessary food, shelter and avoid predation reproduce more successfully than others. Over generations, the characteristics of the population change as those individuals more successful in reproduction populate the species. The process in which the frequency of certain traits within a species change by uneven reproduction rates caused by natural selection is called evolution.

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