Which of the following is one observation that darwin made as he developed his theory of natural selection?

a. fish, such as salmon, lay few eggs but produce many offspring.

b. fish, such as salmon, never produce offspring.

c. all organisms that are born survive.

d. more organisms are born than can survive.

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Cornelius Knapp

Biology

4 September, 00:51

Which of the following is one observation that darwin made as he developed his theory of natural selection?

a. fish, such as salmon, lay few eggs but produce many offspring.

b. fish, such as salmon, never produce offspring.

c. all organisms that are born survive.

d. more organisms are born than can survive.

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Spencer Powers · Answer 1

D - the theory of natural selection states that the population will be narrowed as "less fit" organisms die and "more fit" organisms survive, passing on their beneficial genes to offspring. Therefore, more organisms are born than can survive.