Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for descent with modification that stated that organisms of a particular species are adapted to their environment when they possess
A) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival in the local environment.
B) non-inheritable traits that enhance their reproductive success in the local environment.
C) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
D) inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
E) inheritable traits that decrease their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.

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Darwin proposed that the mechanism for descent with modification is natural selection, which acts on inheritable traits. Therefore, organisms possessing inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success will be more likely to pass those traits on to future generations.

Charles Darwin Proposed a Mechanism for Descent with Modification That