Biology
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Question

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces, he passes the traits to his offspring, this process is called _____.

  1. Natural selection
  2. Selective breeding
  3. Random mutations
  4. Variations in a species

hintHint:

Animals need such traits to live in an environment that helps them to survive. They have to adapt to their environment. Grizzle bear is a brown bear that shows such adaptations for example it has good sense of smell so that it can check the availability of food.

The correct answer is: Natural selection


    So, grizzly bear passes the traits to his offspring that helps to survive, this is called natural selection.

    • Charles Darwin, first of all, suggested that animals of the same geographical area show varieties in their traits.
    • These varieties help the animals to struggle and live in their environment.
    • This is called adaptation.
    • These varieties are developed at genetic level and when these animals reproduce these traits are passed to the next generation in form of genes.
    • This is called natural selection.
    • It helps the animals to evolve.

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