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These farmers probably intentionally selected the Agro-infected potatoes for breeding because they all had a certain trait that made them extra tasty.

You and Seth will take turns selecting one egg at a time and smashing it upon the top of your head.

REPORTER: Taco Bell saying they have voluntarily removed some ingredients at select locations as the foodborne parasite cyclosporiasis rapidly spreads across the US.

Over time, populations evolve as traits that help them survive are typically selected, and traits that make it harder to survive are usually weeded out.

And as all of this happens in the surroundings of the organism, which may change any time, it’s their natural environment that "selects for" how successful a species is at reproduction.