71. Which statement about evolution is correct?
(A) On November 24, 1899, Darwin published his hypothesis in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,ushering in the era of evolutionary biology.
(B) Adaptation refers to an individual changing over its lifetime in response to the environment.
(C) Two species that are thought to have a recent common ancestor share several homologous structures.
(D) Over evolutionary time, the descendents of that ancestor have accumulated diverse modifications, or adaptations, thatallow them to survive and reproduce in specific habitats. Many ancestors are co-existing in the world to makebiodiversity.
(E) Natural selection acts on the variant individuals that make up a community..