Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified form. (The Origin of Species)

Based on the context clues, the denotation of propagate in this passage is _____.

compete with other individuals for a mate
copy from another individual the same age
modify to adapt to environmental change
reproduce in the next generation

Answer 1

i'm not sure but it might be d

Answer 2

The answer is: reproduce in the next generation

The verb propagate means to breed specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock.

In the excerpt from "The Origin of Species," the author Charles Darwin makes reference to how selected varieties multiply through reproduction from generation to generation, carrying new and transforming features.