According to evolutionary theories of aging, we age and die because
A) the death of elders has the effect of reducing the competition for limited resources.
B) genes that would have allowed us to be healthy and live after reproductive maturity were not selected.
C) the body's ability to repair itself cannot keep up with accumulated problems.
D) we have a built-in clock that determines how long we live and when we die.
B
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