If our planet were a place where each individual has the opportunity to acquire all necessary resources (including mates) and each individual reproduces one offspring in his or her lifetime, what impact would this have on the process of evolution by natural selection?

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Natural selection occurs because some individuals have traits that give them a higher chance of survival and reproduction than others. In a scenario where all individuals have equal access to resources and mates, there would be no opportunity for some traits to be passed on more frequently than others, and thus no natural selection.

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