Question

Which of the following statements about natural selection are correct?
(i) Natural selection tends to increase the characters that enhance survival and reproduction.
(ii) Individuals with better adaptive ability will produce more progeny.
(iii) Was considered as a mechanism of evolution by Darwin.

• A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
• B. (i) and (ii) only
• C. (iii) only
• D. (i) and (iii) only

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

According to Darwin, those organisms who are a better fit in their environment produce more offsprings than others or we can say their reproductive rate is higher than the others. These organisms, therefore, will survive more and hence are selected by nature. And this is the method of evolution according to him.

All the given statements are correct.

So, the correct answer is option A.