Which is the best example of natural selection? some insects in a population survive temperature changes and pass their traits on to their offspring. a deer population is rapidly killed off by a forest fire. a few mice from a population randomly die from a disease, while surviving mice are not able to reproduce and slowly die off. an injured bald eagle is captured and placed in a wildlife facility where it survives for 10 years.

Select the correct answer. which of the following statements is a scientific claim? a. the early solar system had large amounts of water; so, the oldest objects in the solar system should also be abundant in water. b. the mass of the universe is much greater than current models predict; it is not possible to explain this inconsistency. c. planet earth is abundant in water, but there is no way to scientifically determine from where earth's water originated. d. earth is shaped like a sphere even if not all of the scientific observations related to its shape support this idea.