Question
How are evolution and natural selection related?
A. evolution and natural selection are the same thing.
B. evolution happens in plants but natural selection occurs in animals.
C. natural selection is a theory of why or how evolution happens.
D. evolution is a theory for why or how natural selection happens.
A. evolution and natural selection are the same thing.
B. evolution happens in plants but natural selection occurs in animals.
C. natural selection is a theory of why or how evolution happens.
D. evolution is a theory for why or how natural selection happens.
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The correct answer is **C. natural selection is a theory of why or how evolution happens.**
Natural selection is a mechanism through which evolution occurs, explaining how certain traits become more common in a population over generations based on their adaptive advantages. Evolution refers to the broader process of change in organisms over time.
Natural selection is a mechanism through which evolution occurs, explaining how certain traits become more common in a population over generations based on their adaptive advantages. Evolution refers to the broader process of change in organisms over time.