Choose the best explanation of the difference between evolution and natural selection.

Question

Question 16 options:

A)

Evolution is the idea that species change over time, and natural selection is the idea that nature changes over time.

B)

Evolution is the idea that species change over time, and natural selection is a mechanism by which evolution takes place.

C)

Natural selection is the idea that species change over time, and evolution is the idea that the species' food source also changes over time.

D)

Natural selection is the idea that species change over time, and evolution is the idea that our world changes over time.

Answer 1

The best explanation of the difference between evolution and natural selection is:

B) Evolution is the idea that species change over time, and natural selection is a mechanism by which evolution takes place.

This option accurately describes evolution as a broader concept and natural selection as one of the processes that drives evolutionary change.