Which of the Following Statements BEST Characterizes the Principle of Natural

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the principle of natural selection?

A) If given ample social opportunities, each person will naturally select a mate with similar personality characteristics.
B) Organisms that inherit characteristics that increase their chances of survival in their particular habitat are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their characteristics to their offspring.
C) Natural selection is the consistent finding that when given an abundant and wide range of food choices, animals in the wild will naturally select a diet that supplies all the necessary nutrients.
D) Natural selection is the strong human tendency to socialize with people of the same ethnic group.