Which scenario best illustrates the process of natural selection?

A. a population of mosquitoes develops resistance to a pesticide.
B. a plant loses its leaves in a drought.
C. a population of foxes increases as more prey becomes available.
D. a bear learns to find food at a garbage dump.
E. a chameleon's color changes to brown as it sits on a log.


A. a population of mosquitoes develops resistance to a pesticide.

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a. true b. false

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