Which of the following is characteristic of adaptive traits?

a. artificially selected characteristics that make organisms more likely to survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions
b. hereditary characteristics that make organisms more likely to survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions.
c. naturally selected characteristics that make organisms more likely to become extinct under a given set of environmental conditions
d. hereditary characteristics that make organisms more likely to become extinct under


Answer: b. hereditary characteristics that make organisms more likely to survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions.

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