Which statement is accurate about natural selection at a population level?(1 point)

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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 allows individauals the ability to increase their competitive advantage.
It is a biological process that allows individauals the ability to increase their competitive advantage.

It is a biological process that causes certain traits in an individual to be expressed less when the environment changes.
It is a biological process that causes certain traits in an individual to be expressed less when the environment changes.

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.

Answer 1

The accurate statement about natural selection at a population level is:

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

This statement reflects the core concept of natural selection, where individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to those traits becoming more common in the population over generations.