Which statement is true regarding the theory of natural selection? a. it states that organisms with beneficial characteristics are guaranteed to reproduce. b. it states that all organisms with harmful characteristics can't successfully reproduce. c. it states that organisms with beneficial traits have a better chance of surviving to reproductive age. d. it states that all genetic mutations will undergo selection, because all mutations become adaptations.

It states that organisms with beneficial traits have a better chance of surviving to reproductive age

Explanation:

Natural selection proposes that nature selects those organisms that are well adapted to the prevailing environmental conditions to survive and reach reproductive maturity with the favourable characteristics being passed to the offsprings. Those organisms that are poorly adapted die young, leaving no offspring and their characteristics are eventually eliminated from the population.

c

explanation:

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answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.