Question

Which statement best describes natural selection?

Answer 1

Answer: The best adapted individuals survive and reproduce, which passes their genes onto the  next generation

Explanation:

Natural selection was a theory proposed by Charles Darwin in which he explained why certain individuals in a species survived while others did not.

According to the theory, individuals in a species are born with varying characteristics. Some will have characteristics that will enable them survive the environment they are in while others will not. The ones that do not will die out while the ones that do will survive and pass these superior genes to the next generation.