Author Question: Which of the following statements about natural selection is NOT true? A. Natural selection ... (Read 87 times)

jman1234 · **on:** Aug 11, 2018

Which of the following statements about natural selection is NOT true?

A. Natural selection operates directly on genetic variety.
B. Natural selection is the sum of environmental forces that conditions the survival of particular phenotypes.
C. Natural selection operates with respect to specific environments.
D. Natural selection is most obvious when there is competition among a population for strategic resources.
E. Natural selection was first scientifically described by Darwin and Wallace.

Question 2

For natural selection to work on a particular population

A. their members must have a sufficiently long life span.
B. the environment must remain constant.
C. there must be a strong will to survive among the members of the population.
D. there must be variety within that population.
E. there must be genotypic diversity but phenotypic homogeneity.