People often think of evolution as what they call survival of the fittest. However, that means a fight among members of a species. This is not what is really meant.
The 'fight' is with the environment and the species and not a fight of one individual with another.
If the species has a way of best surviving what the environment throws at it, it will survive. Other species might not and will die out.
The term that is often incorrectly used to describe evolution by natural selection is "survival of the fittest."
Natural selection means survival (and breeding) of the fittest, it is key to the evolutionary process.
Charles Darwin described this as "survival of the fittest". It is the central mechanism by which evolution takes place.
Natural selectionsurvival of the fittest or natural selection.
Charls Darwins' theory of "struggle for existance and survival of the fittest"
People often think of evolution as what they call survival of the fittest. However, that means a fight among members of a species. This is not what is really meant. The 'fight' is with the environment and the species and not a fight of one individual with another. If the species has a way of best surviving what the environment throws at it, it will survive. Other species might not and will die out.
natural selection
Natural Selection: survival of the fittest
People often think of evolution as what they call survival of the fittest. However, that means a fight among members of a species. This is not what is really meant. The 'fight' is with the environment and the species and not a fight of one individual with another. If the species has a way of best surviving what the environment throws at it, it will survive. Other species might not and will die out.
It's called 'survival of the fittest.' or more scientifically called Natural Selection
A bird does not "actively" adapt its body. That is not how evolution works, a hummingbird's body is adapted to its environment over many generations by the process of natural selection (survival of the fittest).
The term that is often incorrectly used to describe evolution by natural selection is "survival of the fittest."
Natural selection means survival (and breeding) of the fittest, it is key to the evolutionary process.
Evolution is the result of a process called survival of the fittest. Genes are part of the mechanism by which this happens.
By the process of natural variation and selection by survival of the fittest.
Charles Darwin described this as "survival of the fittest". It is the central mechanism by which evolution takes place.
Natural selectionsurvival of the fittest or natural selection.