Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of evolution by natural selection?
A. They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment.
B. They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring.
C. They tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population.
D. They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.

Question

Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of evolution by natural selection?
  A. They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment. 	
  B. They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring. 	
  C. They tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population. 	
  D. They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.

anonymous · Answer

A because if you are best adapted to an environment you will be able to live long enough to reproduce more offspring that will acquire the same trait that the parents had that made it easier to survive