Question

cfu - selective pressures
which statement is not part of the concept of natural selection?

• genes of an individual adapt to a changing environment.
• variation occurs among individuals in a population.
• more individuals are produced that will survive.
• individuals that possess the most favorable variations will have the best chance of reproducing.

Explanation:

To determine which statement is not part of natural selection:

• Natural selection acts on populations, not individual genes adapting. Adaptation occurs at the population level over generations via differential survival/reproduction of individuals with favorable traits.
• Variation in a population (second option) is a key prerequisite for natural selection.
• Overproduction of offspring (third option) leads to competition, a driver of natural selection.
• Individuals with favorable variations (fourth option) having better reproductive success is central to natural selection.

Thus, the first statement misrepresents the concept.

Answer:

Genes of an individual adapt to a changing environment.