Natural selection __________(2 points)

Question

Responses

produces the mutations and selects those mutations that give an organism an advantage for survival
produces the mutations and selects those mutations that give an organism an advantage for survival

results in adaptations and selects those mutations that give an organism an advantage for survival

Answer 1

- **Results in adaptations and selects those mutations that give an organism an advantage for survival** - This response accurately describes the process of natural selection, where advantageous mutations are selected for by the environment, leading to adaptations that improve an organism's chance of survival.

- **Produces the mutations and selects those mutations that give an organism an advantage for survival** - This response is not entirely accurate. Natural selection does not actually produce mutations, but rather acts on existing genetic variations within a population. The mutations themselves are random events that can occur during the replication of genetic material.