Why are only inherited traits not acquired ones involved in the process of natural selection

Which of the following is a common danger of commercial fishing?

Where would you expect to see seedless plants, such as ferns and mosses? a. in a botanical museum, because they are all extinct b. low and close to the ground in a moist environment c. climbing high while circling the branches of another plant d. deeply rooted in a forest with a trunk that reaches 20 meters or more

Ineed the answer asap. in order to be considered alive, an organism must simultaneously possess the characteristics of homeostasis, heredity, cells, reproduction, and