In order to explain how human ancestors moved from living in trees to walking upright, Mary talks about "the survival of the fittest." Another term of this same idea is:
A) generational drift
B) natural selection
C) neuroscience
D) the origin of species

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The concept of "survival of the fittest" is described by the evolutionary term natural selection. Natural selection describes situations where better-adapted individuals survive to reproduce, thereby transferring their genes to their offspring and into future generations. Generational drift is not a term introduced in this text, and The Origin of Species was the title of Charles Darwin's book, in which he described the principles involved in evolution, including natural selection.

In Order to Explain How Human Ancestors Moved from Living