Evolution and gene pool

Question 1

why an individual organism cannot evolve

Answer 1

An individual cannot evolve because evolution happens over many generations in a population, not within one lifetime.
Only genetic changes (allele frequency shifts) in a population count as evolution

Question 2

define evolution

Answer 2

Evolution is the change in the frequency of alleles in a population’s gene pool over time.

Question 3

define a population

Answer 3

A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.

Question 4

define a gene

Answer 4

A gene is a section of DNA that contains the instructions for making a specific protein

Question 5

define an allele

Answer 5

An allele is a different version of a gene. (blue,brown eyes)

Question 6

define a gene pool

Answer 6

A gene pool is the total collection of all the alleles present in a population.

Question 7

genetic diversity defintion

Answer 7

if a population has biodiversity: a large amount of alleles avalibable

Question 8

what is convergent evolution

Answer 8

the process where distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits, behaviors, or body shapes as adaptations to comparable environmental pressures

Question 9

Why is there such a variety of life

Answer 9

Natural selection has created the variety of species on Earth. As it selects individuals who have advantageous traits, they thrive and pass on their genes. Natural selection is influenced by environmental changes, predation, disease and competition for resources. Therefore, creating many variations of species depending on their population threats and availability of resources.