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Which might a series of helpful variations in species result in?
natural selection
Is natural selection a cause of speciation?
Yes. Without natural selection there might probably still be change, but it would produce a fine gradient of diverging morphologies in every 'direction' of change. Natural selection limits the 'directions' of change, thereby producing distinct morphologies and thus distinct species.
What is good about natural selection?
That's entirely a matter of perspective. From a perspective favouring robustness, one might say that natural selection is good because it usually favours the robustness of both individual populations and their ecologies. It allows survival of the fittest. But from a perspective of individual rights, one might say that natural selection is bad because it can deny individuals the right to happiness, reproduction or even life.
What is the difference between natural and artifical selection?
Natural selection - is allowing the species to breed at their own convenience - with whichever member of the opposite sex they choose. Artificial selection is human intervention in that natural process - allowing breeders to choose the best genes for the species.
What level does natural selection occur at?
natural selection occurs when animals need it
What was the origin of species about?
It's about Charles Darwin's journey and discoveries on The Beagle. Also, Darwin believed all species had the same ancestor and evolved from them. There are 2 purposes: to 1. To explaining what natural selection is and how it could produce new species and2. Respond to objections that those who do not agree with natural selection might have
What kinds of variations in the area's plants might be acted on by natural selection.?
Selection and Environmental change
When lions prey on a herd of antelope some antelope are killed and some escape which part of Darwins concept of natural selection might be used to describe this situation?
Survival of the fittest would be used to describe this situation.
Is natural selection a fact?
Yes, natural selection is a well-established scientific fact. It is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates, leading to the increase in frequency of advantageous traits in a population over time.
Who explained that evolution might have occurred in nature from simple to complex form and origin of species by natural selection?
Charles Robert Darwin, of course!
What was Darwin's theory of modification through natural selection?
The second major evolutionary theory of Darwin is the "theory of modification through natural selection," also known as the "theory of natural selection." This is a dynamic theory that involves mechanisms and causal relationships. The theory of natural selection is one explanation offered for how evolution might have occurred; in other words, the "process" by which evolution took place to arrive at the pattern. The term natural selectionmay be defined as the mechanism whereby biological individuals that are endowed with favorable or deleterious traits reproduce more or less than other individuals that do not possess such traits. Natural selection generally is defined independently of whether or not there is actually an effect on the gene-frequency of a population. That is, it is limited to the selection process itself, whereby individuals in a population experience differential survival and reproduction based on a particular phenotypic variation(s). The theory of evolution by natural selectionis the comprehensive proposal involving both heritable genetic variations in a population and the mechanism of natural selection that acts on these variations, such that individuals with greater fitness are more likely to contribute offspring to the next generation, while individuals with lesser fitness are more likely to die early or fail to reproduce. As a result, genotypes with greater fitness become more abundant in the next generation, while genotypes with a lesser fitness become rarer. This theory encompasses both minor changes in gene frequency in populations, brought about by the creative force of natural selection, and major evolutionary changes brought about through natural selection, such as the origin of new designs.
Which is the single most important type of mutation that eventually allows for evolution via natural selection to occur?
gene duplication (might give advantages)
