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WAEC Biology 2003 Question 60

Question 60

Evolution

In natural selection, Darwin proposed that evolution occurred because of the following conditions except

  1. A.food and other needs are abundant
  2. B.there is a fierce competition among the offsprings
  3. C.that the weaker offsprings are eliminated
  4. D.that nature selects those that will survive to reproduce their kind.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (food and other needs are abundant)

Explanation

Darwin argued that resources are limited, causing a struggle for existence. If food were abundant there would be no competition to drive selection.