Question

Select the correct statement from the following:

• A. Mutations are random and directional
• B. Darwinian variations are small and directionless
• C. Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature
• D. All mammals except whales and camels have seven cervical vertebrae

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Fitness (survival of the fittest) is a result of selection and proliferation of only those organisms which were most suitably adapted to the environment and get selected by nature.