Question

natural selection can be defned as __________.a process in which organisms with certain inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproducethan individuals with other traitsthe evolution of a population of organismsthe production of more offspring than can survive in an environmenta process that changes that changes gene frequencies in an individual

Explanation:

Natural selection is a fundamental concept in biology. It is about organisms with advantageous inherited traits having a higher chance of survival and reproduction. This leads to these traits becoming more common in the population over time. The option about organisms with certain inherited traits being more likely to survive and reproduce aligns with the core definition. The option about evolution of a population is too broad as natural selection is a mechanism of evolution, not just the evolution itself. The production of more offspring than can survive is part of the context for natural selection (like in the struggle for existence) but not the definition. And gene - frequency change in an individual is incorrect as natural selection acts on populations and gene frequencies change in populations over generations.

Answer:

a process in which organisms with certain inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals with other traits