NEETZoologyEvolution
What observation is natural selection based on according to the paragraph?
Options
- ANatural resources are unlimited
- BPopulations grow without any limits
- CMembers of a population vary in characteristics
- DAll members of a population are identical
Correct answer
C. Members of a population vary in characteristics
Step-by-step solution
Natural selection is based on certain observations which are factual . For example, natural resources are limited, populations are stable in size except for seasonal fluctuation, members of a population vary in characteristics (infact no two individuals are alike) even though they look superficially similar, most of variations are inherited etc. The fact that theoretically population size will grow exponentially if everybody reproduced maximally (this fact can be seen in a growing bacterial population) and the fact