Adaptations that result from natural selection are expected to increase the fitness of an organism. In terms of natural selection, which of the
following best describes fitness?
A Being able to escape from predators
B Being among the strongest organisms in a population
C Being able to survive, find a mate, and produce offspring
D Being able to survive long enough to reach the adult stage
A prey population consists of individuals with a variety of running speeds. 10 points

Select all the correct answers. lactobacillus is a bacteria that live inside humans. these bacteria live on the nutrients from our bodies. they to keep our gut clean and healthy. s. typhi is a bacteria that enter our bodies through contaminated food. this bacteria causes infections in the body. based on this information, which two statements about the association between these bacteria and humans are true? a. lactobacillus shares a parasitic relationship with humans. b. s .typhi shares a parasitic relationship with humans. c. both lactobacillus and s. typhi share a parasitic relationship with humans. d. both lactobacillus and s. typhi share a mutualistic relationship with humans. e. lactobacillus shares a mutualistic relationship with humans, and s. typhi shares a parasitic relationship multiply chrse

African penguins, which inhabit the coasts of southern africa, were classified as an endangered species in 2010. two significant threats to their survival are ecosystem damage from oil spills and overfishing by humans. overfishing depletes the food supply of african penguins. the best method to reduce the threat of overfishing would be to . the risk of oil spills could be reduced by increasing the use of , which should oil consumption. if an oil spill does occur, could be used to remove the oil so the ecosystem may more quickly recover.

Aristotle classified animals according to their a. habitat and mating behavior c. mating behavior and relatedness b. habitat and physical differences d. physical differences and mating behavior