Which of the following is one of the four conditions necessary for natural selection to occur in a population? fewer organisms are born than the habitat can support mutation does not occur organisms have identical characteristics variation is inherited

Which best describes the scientific method? a. a path of clearly defined steps that must be followed in a particular order b. a possible answer to a scientific question based on knowledge or research c. the recipe for how to conduct an experiment that must be followed precisely d. the process of hypothesis and testing through which scientific inquiry occurs