Natural selection operates primarily on characteristics that are tied to
A) group social interaction.
B) psychological wellness.
C) reproductive fitness.
D) developmental plasticity.

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Natural selection primarily operates on characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce, which is known as reproductive fitness. The traits that enhance reproductive fitness are more likely to be passed on to offspring, leading to their increase in a population over time. Group social interaction and psychological wellness may be influenced by natural selection indirectly, but they are not the main targets of selection. Developmental plasticity refers to an organism's ability to change its phenotype in response to environmental cues, but this too is not a direct target of selection.

Natural Selection Operates Primarily on Characteristics That Are Tied to