Selection

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What is the concept of 'Survival of the Fittest'?

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A natural selection principle where organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Who proposed the theory of evolution through natural selection?

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Charles Darwin.

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What is artificial selection?

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The process by which humans select desirable traits in organisms to be passed down to offspring.

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What does extinction mean?

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The state when every organism of a species has died.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection?

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Natural selection occurs without human intervention, while artificial selection is driven by human choices.

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What is inheritance in biology?

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The process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring.

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Give an example of a trait that can be inherited.

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Height is an example of a trait that can be inherited.

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What is a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence that can lead to new traits in an organism.

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How does variation contribute to evolution?

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Variation among individuals in a population provides the raw material for natural selection.