The right answer to this question is option C. the traits acted upon natural selection were genes.
At the time Charles Darwin developed the evolution theory, there wasn't a single study about genes in all science scenery, that could be explained by the lack of technology to study them and even to know they existed in the first place.
So, his theory was basically talking about adaptation, if an organism can't survive a specific environment, he'll probably die until another generation comes in and this one can survive in this environment, passing their genes to the next ones. The lack of information was the knowledge about the genes we have today, that's why most scientists take only the new Darwin theory, that includes the study of genes.
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Flowers that are bright in color are meant to attract birds, bees and other insects in order to help the plants reproduce. Bright colors or dull colors are fixed in the genetics of a flower. ... When they land on another flower some of that pollen will spread .
Genetic Diversity in Plants. Genetic diversity is of fundamental importance in the continuity of a species as it provides the necessary adaptation to the prevailing biotic and abiotic environmental conditions, and enables change in the genetic composition to cope with changes in the environment
