Biology
Grade-9
Easy
Question
The characteristics or traits that allow a population to become better suited to its environment is called:
- Natural selection
- Evolution
- Adaptation
- Mutation
Hint:
Adaptation.
The correct answer is: Adaptation
Adaptation are the hereditary characteristics or traits that help an organism to become better suited to its environment.
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