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What is "fitness of an individual" according to Darwin?

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According to Darwin, it refers to ultimately and only to reproductive fitness. Those who are better fit in an environment leave more progeny than others.
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  • Darwin judged the fitness of an individual in term of -

    A
    Dominance over the other individual
    B
    Strategy to obtain food and shelter
    C
    Keystone species
    D
    Differential reproduction

  • Fitness according to Darwin refers to

    A
    number of species in a community
    B
    strength of an individual
    C
    reproductive fitness of an organism.
    D
    reproductive fitness of an organism.

  • Darwin judged the fitness of an individual by

    A
    Ability to defend itself
    B
    Strategy of obtain food
    C
    Number of offspring
    D
    Dominance over other individuals

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