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Bacteria that resist a hospital's antibiotics rapidly multiply as other bacteria die off. This best illustrates _____.

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It demonstrates natural selection since the the bacteria that are resistant are selected for because they are the ones that survive. These resistant bacteria -since they are still living- multiply (thus leaving "offspring") and are able to keep their species in existence which adds to their fitness.

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