Question

multiple choice question
what would be a concise definition of evolution?

○ increased survival of some individuals compared to others
○ increased population size of a species over time
○ change in inherited traits over many generations
○ change in an organisms traits during its lifetime

Explanation:

• The first option describes natural selection (differential survival), not evolution.
• The second option is about population growth, not evolution.
• The third option matches the definition of evolution: it is the change in inherited traits (genetic changes) of a population over successive generations.
• The fourth option refers to changes during an organism's lifetime (like acclimation), which is not evolution (evolution acts on populations over generations).

Answer:

C. change in inherited traits over many generations