Which of the following statements best characterizes the principle of natural selection?
A) If given ample social opportunities, each person will naturally select a mate with personality characteristics similar to his or her own.
B) Organisms that inherit characteristics that increase their chances of survival in their particular habitat are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their characteristics to their offspring.
C) Natural selection is the consistent finding that when given an abundant and wide range of food choices, animals in the wild will naturally select a diet that supplies all the necessary nutrients.
D) Natural selection is the strong human tendency to socialize with people of the same ethnic group.

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The principle of natural selection refers to the process by which organisms that possess traits that are advantageous in their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on those traits to their offspring. This process leads to the evolution of species over time. Choice A is about mate selection, choice C is about diet selection, and choice D is about socialization, none of which are related to natural selection.

Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Principle of Natural