Red-feathered and blue-feathered birds occupy the same environment.The birds with the red feathers are better able to survive and avoid predators.This means that the population of red-feathered birds should increase in future generations.This illustrates the process of:
A)genetic selection.
B)natural adaptation.
C)natural selection.
D)genetic survival.

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This scenario describes the process of natural selection, where individuals with certain advantageous traits are better suited to survive and reproduce. The red-feathered birds, being better adapted to avoid predators, will be more likely to survive to pass on their genes to their offspring. Over time, this should result in an increase in the frequency of the red-feathered trait in the population, as genes for this trait become more common. This process is driven by the environment, rather than by human intervention, which is what distinguishes it from genetic selection or genetic survival.

Red-Feathered and Blue-Feathered Birds Occupy the Same Environment