The smallest unit that can evolve through natural selection is

Cell

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Clade

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Organism

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Population

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Species

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Solution

The correct option is B Population
The differential success in the reproduction of individual organisms is a natural selection that takes place due to the interactions between individual organisms and their environments. Studies however, show that individual organisms do not evolve but it is the population that evolves. Hence, the correct answer is option D.

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