Natural selection refers to the principle that variations in ________ that contribute to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

A) learned habits
B) inherited traits
C) levels of analysis
D) cultural practices

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or attributes genetically passed from parents to offspring through their genes.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well-adapted organisms.

Reproduction

The biological process through which new individual organisms are produced from their parents.