Based on the large numbers of offspring produced by many organisms, Darwin proposed that mortality was high and only a few individuals survived to reproduce. He referred to the differential reproductive success of individuals with particular variations as
A) evolution.
B) artificial selection.
C) the cell theory.
D) natural selection.
E) inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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Darwin's proposal of high mortality and differential reproductive success of individuals with certain variations is known as natural selection. Therefore, the best choice is D, natural selection.

Based on the Large Numbers of Offspring Produced by Many