Question

Which statement is accurate about natural selection at a population level?(1 point)
Responses

It is a biological process that allows individauals the ability to increase their competitive advantage.
It is a biological process that allows individauals the ability to increase their competitive advantage.

It is a biological process that leads a population to have a widespread expression of an advantageous trait.
It is a biological process that leads a population to have a widespread expression of an advantageous trait.

It is a biological process that prevents species from adapting to significant changes in their environments.
It is a biological process that prevents species from adapting to significant changes in their environments.

It is a biological process that causes certain traits in an individual to be expressed less when the environment changes.

Answer 1

The accurate statement about natural selection at a population level is:

**It is a biological process that leads a population to have a widespread expression of an advantageous trait.**

This statement correctly reflects how natural selection operates; advantageous traits become more common in a population over generations as individuals with those traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.