Evolutionary Influences Flashcards
1
Q
What is Natural Selection?
A
Natural Selection is the process where an organism is adapted to its surroundings in order to survive and reproduce.
2
Q
What is EEA?
A
The environment of evolutionary adaptedness (EEA) is the ancestral environment to which a species is adapted.
3
Q
What is altruistic behaviour?
A
Selfless behaviour.
4
Q
Why do people have a fear of snakes and spiders?
A
Because some snakes and spiders are venomous so if they stay away from them, they are less likely to die and more likely to survive and reproduce.
