Variation & selection Flashcards by Ayesha Bugnath

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Importance of variation

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increases chances of survival
offspring will inherit beneficial characteristics & be better adapted to a changing environment

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What is natural selection

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organisms better adapted to their environment survive ; reproduce & are able to pass on their alleles to the next generation

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Survival of the fittest

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Only the fittest organisms will survive and the unfit will die

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