Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Evolution and Natural Selection ~ Misconception ENM045

"Survival of the fittest" means survival of the fittest species; competition between individuals of the same species does not happen or is not relevant to evolution (Nehm & Reilly, 2007).

Items that test for misconception ENM045 in this project (Evolution) and other key ideas
EM036003	In natural selection, some individuals of the same species have heritable traits that increase in frequency over many generations because they contribute more offspring to the next generation having that trait.	16%