Charles Darwin Proposed a Mechanism for Descent with Modification That

Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for descent with modification that stated that organisms of a particular species are adapted to their environment when they possess which of the following?

A) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival in the local environment
B) non-inheritable traits that enhance their reproductive success in the local environment
C) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment
D) inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment
E) inheritable traits that decrease their survival and reproductive success in the local environment