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In a habitat, there are red bugs and green bugs. The birds prefer the taste of the red bugs, so soon there are many green bugs and few red bugs. The green bugs reproduce and make more green bugs and eventually there are no more red bugs. The given example can be related to

A

Adaptive radiation

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Natural selection

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Genetic variation

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Natural selection
The given example is of natural selection. According to the theory of natural selection, nature supports the survival of the fittest. It means, only those individuals will survive, who adapt themselves to the change in the environment. In the given case, bugs adapted the green colouration to survive. They were selected by the nature as fittest. So, the correct option is B.

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