Evolution Of Life Question 4

Question: The shape of the heals of Darwins finches, industrial melanism, or the changes in horse teeth are all examples of:

Options:

A) Artificial selection

B) Natural selection

C) Convergent evolution

D) Homologous structures

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Natural selection is the Darwin’s most famous theory of evolution.

Natural selection is the gradual process by which transmissible biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of the effect of inherited traits on the differential reproductive success of organisms interacting with their environment.

It is a key mechanism of evolution.

The shape of heal of Darwin finches, industrial melanism or the changes in horse teeth are all examples of natural selection.