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I keep getting “Natural selection” questions wrong in Evolution. What's the trap?

reading it as 'survival of the strongest'.

The usual trap: reading it as 'survival of the strongest'. How to avoid it: it's survival of the best-ADAPTED, not the biggest or strongest. Go back to the definition — individuals best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more, so their traits spread.

Key point

Natural selection

Common mistake

reading it as 'survival of the strongest'.

Memory tip

it's survival of the best-ADAPTED, not the biggest or strongest.

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