Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
A. Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
B. Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
C. To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
D. Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.
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D. Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.