Natural Selection

Natural Selection is the process where better adapted organisms survive and pass their traits to offspring.

True

An adaptation is a physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

True

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to variations in traits.

Competition for resources leads to survival of the fittest, where only the best adapted organisms survive.

A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Genetic variation refers to the differences in DNA among individuals in a population.