Evolution & Natural Selection Flashcards
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Whats evolution?
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Evolution is the change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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Whats natural selection?
A
a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success
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Whats the mechanism of natural selection?
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Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.