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During a study session for this test, a question on the study guide is to give an example of natural selection. A classmate remarks, "I just rescued a dog that has a short tail because it was cropped off. She is about to have babies and now all their tails will be short too!" What would you say to correct your friend's misconception? Question options:
Overproduction of offspring leads to a struggle for survival.
Only favorable adaptations have survival value.
Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits. Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are not passed on through genes.