Which statement is accurate about natural selection?(1 point)

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It is a biological process that allows a population to have a competitive advantage in many environments.
It is a biological process that allows a population to have a competitive advantage in many environments.

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 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 causes certain traits to be expressed less with each subsequent generation.

Answer 1

The accurate statement about natural selection is:

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

Natural selection works by favoring individuals with traits that confer a survival or reproductive advantage in a given environment, leading to those traits becoming more common in future generations.