Natural Selection Flashcards
1
Q
What is adaptation?
A
Favorable characteristics survive and continue
2
Q
What was Darwin’s two observations?
A
Members of a population often vary in their inherited traits
All species can produce more offspring than the environment can support, and many of these offspring fail to survive and reproduce
3
Q
What is differential reproduction?
A
Individuals whose inherited traits give them a higher probability of surviving and reproducing in a given environment tend to leave more offspring than other individuals
