The principle of natural selection states that the best adapted organisms are most likely to survive and reproduce. Was this demonstrated in your experiment? Explain.

Yes

Explanation:

Natural selection was first postulated by Charles Darwin. It is the idea that organisms that are best adapted to their environment are able to survive and reproduce thereby transmitting their favorable characteristics to their offspring.

In our experiment, the insects that were able to survive were allowed to reproduce thereby transmitting their favorable characteristics to their offspring. This is a demonstration of natural selection.

it also supports my hypothesis. if you rest first you can squeeze the clothespin more times. from the data i collected the average of the eight people concluded exercise makes your muscles more fatigued and less able to squeeze the clothespin compared to resting before squeezing.