The theory of natural selection states that:
A) individuals that live the longest are best adapted and selected for survival in the next generation.
B) individuals that mutate in response to their environment will survive at the expense of those individuals who are genetically stable.
C) only the largest and strongest survive.
D) the best-adapted individuals survive and reproduce, contributing the most genes to the next generation.

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The theory of natural selection, proposed by Charles Darwin, suggests that individuals who are best adapted to their environment have a higher chance of surviving and reproducing. This means they pass on more of their genes to the next generation, not necessarily that the strongest or longest-lived individuals are selected.

The Theory of Natural Selection States That