Fitness refers to
A) the variation in traits within the population.
B) reproductive success.
C) mutations that benefit an organism's survival.
D) the physical health of an individual.
E) the physical health of a population. The number of offspring produced by an individual is a measure of that individual's fitness. Those that are most fit produce the most offspring.

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Fitness in a biological context refers to reproductive success, meaning the ability of an individual to pass on its genes to the next generation.

Fitness Refers to