Genetic Diversity And Adaptations

Question 1

What is natural selection

Answer 1

The proscess in which fitter individuals who are more adapted to the environment survive and pass on the advantageous genes to future generations

Question 2

What is evolution

Answer 2

The process by which the frequency of alleles in a gene pool changes overtime as a result of natural selection

Question 3

How may evolution occur via natural selection

Answer 3

1: there are a variety of different phenotypes within a population
2: an environmental change occurs and the selection pressure changes
3: some individuals have an advantageous allele which gives them a selective advantage and allows them to survive and reproduce
4: advantageous alleles are passed down to their offspring
5: frequency of alleles in a population changes leading to evolution