Natural Selection

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What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment?

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Natural Selection

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What is the process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

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Natural Selection (also called survival of the fittest)

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Which animal is the most FIT to live in the desert?

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Lizard

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What word describes the term 'variation'?

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Differences

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What is the process called when an organism of a species has an adaptation, competes for resources better, survives longer, and passes that adaptation on to its offspring?

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Evolution by natural selection

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What is Natural Selection?

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

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What is an adaptation?

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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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What does 'survival of the fittest' mean?

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It refers to the idea that individuals best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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What is genetic variation?

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Differences in DNA among individuals within a species.

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What role does competition play in natural selection?

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It drives the process by determining which individuals have access to resources and can survive.