Chapter 10 Biomed (bio ig

Question 1

Variation

Answer 1

a difference in a physical trait

Question 2

Adaptations

Answer 2

a feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment

Question 3

Natural selection

Answer 3

a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations to produce more offspring on average than individuals

Question 4

Heritability

Answer 4

the ability of a trait to be passed down

Question 5

There is a struggle for survival due to…

Answer 5

overpopulation and limited resources

Question 6

4 main principles to theory of natural selection

Answer 6

Variation, Overproduction, Adaptation, Descent with modification

Question 7

Artificial selection

Answer 7

humans participating in selection through selective breeding of plants and animals

Question 8

Descent with modification

Answer 8

traits are passed down from generation to generation and sometimes undergo changes or modifications over time

Question 9

Overproduction

Answer 9

when a species produces more offspring than the environment can sustainably support

Question 10

Natural selection explains…

Answer 10

How Evolution Can Occur