Question

Select the correct statement from the following given options.

(a) Darwinian variations are small and directionless 

(b) Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature 

(c) All mammals except whales and camels have seven cervical vertebrae 

(d) Mutations are random and directional 

Answer 1

Correct option (b) Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature

Explanation

Fitness (survival of the fittest) is a result of selection and proliferation of only those organisms which were most suitably adapted to the environment and get selected by nature.