Question

Which of the following best describes natural selection?(1 point)
Responses

The process by which organisms are separated by chance events, such as natural disasters, causing the frequency of the population to change.
The process by which organisms are separated by chance events, such as natural disasters, causing the frequency of the population to change.

The process by which organisms that are better adapted to the environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
The process by which organisms that are better adapted to the environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

When a small sample of a population leaves and establishes a new population.
When a small sample of a population leaves and establishes a new population.

When traits are determined by multiple genes and environmental factors and cannot be predicted using Punnett squares

Answer 1

The process by which organisms that are better adapted to the environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

(That describes natural selection: differential survival and reproduction of heritable traits in a given environment.)