Question

individual a produces 10 offspring, 8 of whom survive to adulthood. individual b (a member of the same population) produces 15 offspring, 7 which survive to adulthood. based on the concept of natural selection, individual a has the higher fitness. true or false

Explanation:

Fitness in natural - selection is measured by the number of surviving offspring. Individual 'Y' has 7 surviving offspring while individual 'X' has 8. So, individual 'Y' has higher fitness.

Answer:

False