Given the question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Some of the most important animal behaviors involve mating. Mating is the pairing of an adult male and female to produce young. Adults that are most successful at attracting a mate are most likely to have offspring. Traits that help animals attract a mate and have offspring increase their fitness. As the genes that encode these traits are passed to the next generation, the traits will become more common in the population. Q: What is the pairing of an adult male to an adult female to produce young? Choices: - evolution - asexual reproduction - binary fission - mating A:
The answer is:
mating