Question

In his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin suggested "survival of fittest" as basis of organic evolution. The correct explanation for "survival of fittest" is

• A. The strongest members of a population are those who breed and leave offspring.
• B. The members of a population that are strongest, survive the longest.
• C. The members of a population that are best suited for their environment breed and have offspring.
• D. The weakest members of a population do not reproduce so their traits are not passed on.
• E. The members of a population that are least suited die off immediately.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The members of a population that are best suited for their environment breed and have offspring.

According to Darwin, fittest individuals are the ones that have characters rendering them reproductively success i.e., ability to produce maximum number of offsprings by random mating and leave fertile offsprings.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.