Biodiversity 1.3

Question 1

What is variability?

Answer 1

Variability is variations within a species. (for ex; some people have brown hair while others have blonde.

Question 2

What is natural selection?

Answer 2

Natural selection is when the environment “selects” which organisms, will survive, reproduce and pass on the “favored”/”selected” genes.

Question 3

What are the two types of variability?

Answer 3

Between a Species
The different qualities that different species have.
For example:
Birds have wings and fish have fins.

Within a Species
The different qualities between the same species.
For example:
Dogs with black/white spots and dogs with brown shaggy fur.