Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?

A) A fairly random mixture of circumstances determines which attributes are adaptive.
B) "Survival of the fittest" means that the strongest will survive.
C) What is "fittest" depends on the organism's natural environment.
D) Over time attributes that were once adaptive may become less so.

Random Mixture

A combination of elements or items without any specific order or pattern.

Natural Environment

The physical, chemical, and biological conditions that exist in an area, not influenced or altered by human activity.

"Survival of the Fittest"

A phrase often associated with natural selection, describing the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.