Which of the following statements is TRUE? Traits that increase an individual animal's fitness will become more frequent in the population Natural selection acts with the future of the species in mind Traits evolve only if they are favorable for the population as a whole Traits evolve in order to help a species survive
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Step 1: Natural selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully. Show more…
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