Answer:
The correct answer is option : d. evolution.
Explanation:
Change in the heritable traits or characteristics of population of a organism over time by the adaption or changes in genes of such population over successive generation is known as the evolution.
These changes that cause the evolution of the biological population is caused by the process of adaption through natural selection that is the ability of the passing beneficial genes from parent to offspring.
Thus, the correct answer is option D. evolution.