What is the process called when a colony of bacteria grows on a given medium and only a part of the…

What is the process called when a colony of bacteria grows on a given medium and only a part of the population can survive under new conditions?
  1. Adaptive radiation
  2. Convergent evolution
  3. Natural selection
  4. None of the above

Solution

The process where a colony of bacteria grows on a given medium and only a part of the population can survive under new conditions is called natural selection. The variant population that can survive under the new conditions will outgrow the others and appear as a new species.

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