_____ is the evolutionary process by which nature chooses traits that enable organisms to survive and reproduce.

A) Adaptation
B) Natural selection
C) Sexual recombination
D) The naturalistic fallacy

Natural selection is the process by which traits that are advantageous for an organism's survival and reproduction are selected for over time. This process is driven by environmental pressures that favor certain traits and individuals with these traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on these beneficial traits to their offspring. Adaptation refers to the traits themselves that have evolved through natural selection, whereas sexual recombination is a mechanism by which genetic variation is introduced into a population but is not the same as natural selection. The naturalistic fallacy refers to the mistaken belief that what is natural is inherently good or right.