Which choice best describes a reasonable mechanism for animal structures becoming better suited over evolutionary time to specific functions?
A) Animals that eat the most food become the most abundant.
B) Animals that restrict their food intake will become less abundant.
C) Animals with mutations that give rise to effective structures will become more abundant.
D) Animals with inventions that curtail reproduction will become more abundant.
E) Animals with parents that continually improve their offspring's structures will become more abundant.

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This choice accurately describes the process of natural selection, where mutations that give rise to effective structures will provide an advantage for survival and reproduction, leading to a higher abundance of those animals.

Answer: E
 This choice describes the process of artificial selection, where humans selectively breed individuals with desirable traits to create offspring with improved structures. However, this does not accurately describe the natural process of evolution.

Which Choice Best Describes a Reasonable Mechanism for Animal Structures