Natural selection is based on all of the following except
A) genetic variation exists within populations.
B) the best-adapted individuals tend to leave the most offspring.
C) individuals who survive longer tend to leave more offspring than those who die young.
D) populations tend to produce more individuals than the environment can support.
E) individuals adapt to their environments and, thereby, evolve.

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Individuals do not adapt to their environments and evolve. Rather, individuals with better adaptations to their environments are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on their advantageous traits to their offspring.

Natural Selection Is Based on All of the Following Except