In its broadest sense,fitness reflects the ability to respond to
A)other members of the same species.
B)abiotic environmental factors.
C)all factors of environmental resistance.
D)parasites and other agents of disease.

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Fitness refers to an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. This includes responding to all factors of environmental resistance, such as abiotic factors, biotic factors (including parasites and other agents of disease), and interactions with other members of the same species. Therefore, choice C, which includes all factors of environmental resistance, is the best answer.

In Its Broadest Sense,fitness Reflects the Ability to Respond to