What is the role of reproduction in natural selection?
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Correct answer: Useful traits can pass to the next generation
Reproduction connects survival with inheritance during natural selection. Organisms having advantageous variations may survive and reproduce more successfully in a particular environment. Their offspring can inherit the genetic basis of those traits, so the traits may become more common over generations. Option A is correct. Options B, C and D do not describe inheritance or differential reproduction and therefore cannot explain natural selection.
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Useful traits can pass to the next generation
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Reproduction connects survival with inheritance during natural selection. Organisms having advantageous variations may survive and reproduce more successfully in a particular environment. Their offspring can inherit the genetic basis of those traits, so the traits may become more common over generations. Option A is correct. Options B, C and D do not describe inheritance or differential reproduction and therefore cannot explain natural selection.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: World of Living. Topic: Heredity and Evolution.
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