Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Natural selection occurs when which of the following conditions are met?
Individual organisms depend on each other to obtain available
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Variations between individual organisms lead to differential survival chances
Habitat and nutrient resources in an area are plentiful over a long period of time
The conditions in an ecosystem support a wide range of living organisms
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