Fish lay a large number of eggs, few of which are fertilized and very few of which hatch into young ones. Still fewer live to maturity and very few of these are fertile. Which principles of evolution are represented in this example?

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anonymous · Answer

a-Descent with modification and evolution
b-Struggle for existence and survival of the fittest
c-Adaptation and artificial selection

anonymous · Answer

A. There is descent with modification (as a result of differential reproduction, when only fertile individuals are able to reproduce). Descent with modification leads to evolution.

anonymous · Answer

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