Four of the five factors below support the mechanism of natural selection. In contrast, the fifth factor blocks natural selection from occurring. Which one of the factors listed below does NOT lead to natural selection, but instead stops it from occurring?

(A) Characteristics are inherited passed from parent to offspring.

(B) Organisms in a population are identical to each other.

(C) There is competition among organisms in a population.

(D) More offspring are born than can survive.

(E) Organisms in a population vary in characteristics that affect how well they survive and reproduce.

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Janessa Estes

5 October, 04:36

Four of the five factors below support the mechanism of natural selection. In contrast, the fifth factor blocks natural selection from occurring. Which one of the factors listed below does NOT lead to natural selection, but instead stops it from occurring?

(A) Characteristics are inherited passed from parent to offspring.

(B) Organisms in a population are identical to each other.

(C) There is competition among organisms in a population.

(D) More offspring are born than can survive.

(E) Organisms in a population vary in characteristics that affect how well they survive and reproduce.

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Beau Benton · Answer 1

I would say (B) - because if they are all identical, they lack variation. If a new disease were to affect the identical organisms in a population, they would all be wiped out, therefore stopping natural selection from occurring.