Natural Selection Flashcards
1
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O
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Overproduction
In any population more individuals are produced than survive to maturity.
2
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V
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Variation
In any population three is variation in individuals. Their variation has arisen from: Mutation, random assortment in meiosis, crossing over, random fertilisation.
3
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E
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Environment
The environmental factors will impact individuals in a population. .
4
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S
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Selection
The environmental factors will select for favorable characteristics and select against unfavourable characteristics.
5
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S
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Survival
Individuals who have the favorable trait have a greater chance of survival.
6
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R
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Reproduce
Individuals who survive will reproduce and, since the trait is genetic,
7
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Natural selection
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The mechanism by which evolutionary change on earth has occurred.
