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Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based?Group of answer choicesSpecies produce more offspring than the environment can support.There is heritable variation among individuals.Individuals whose characteristics are best suited to the environment generally leave more offspring than those whose characteristics are less well suited.Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring.

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Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based?Group of answer choicesSpecies produce more offspring than the environment can support.There is heritable variation among individuals.Individuals whose characteristics are best suited to the environment generally leave more offspring than those whose characteristics are less well suited.Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring.

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The statement that is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based is: "Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring."

This is not always true. Poorly adapted individuals can and do produce offspring, but those offspring may not survive or reproduce as successfully as those from individuals that are better adapted. Natural selection is based on differential reproductive success, not an absolute measure of success or failure.

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