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What is the difference between natural selection and adaptations?
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NATURAL SELECTION --The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution ,the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be eliminated.
ADAPTATION--In Biology, the process by which an animal or plant becomes fitted to its environment. It is the result of Natural selection acting on inherited variation. Even simple organisms must be adapted in many ways, including structure, physiology, and genetics; movement or dispersal; means of defense and attack; and reproduction and development. To be useful, adaptations must often occur simultaneously in different parts of the body.
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∙ 14y agoAdaptations are genetic mutations, which increase a populations ability to survive and reproduce in its environment. Natural selection is the process in which the populations that are best able to survive in their environment are "selected". Such "selections" result in the removal of populations that are unfit in their environment, in favor of the populations that are fit.
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What is the difference between sexual and natural selection?
Natural selection is survival of the fittest, while sexual selection is a preference for a given trait made by the limiting sex. It is strangely, but usually in opposition to natural selection (E.G., male peacock's tail feathers that garner attention from predators and prevent the peacock from fleeing well).
What genetic change allows organisms to survive natural selection in their environments analogies acquired traits adaptations learned behaviors?
Adaptations
Why do living things evolve?
Natural selection (survival of the fittest) means that valuable adaptations and mutations have the greatest number of surviving descendants.
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Adaptation which allows for natural selection is called?
Adaptation does not allow for natural selection: natural selection causes adaptation.
What is the difference between the processes of natural selection and artificial selection?
the difference between the 2 r that natural is the best looking or tasting and artificial is fake
What process causes adaptations to evolve?
Natural selection
In evolution what generates the formation of adaptations?
Natural Selection
What is the main difference between natural selection and genetic drift?
The main difference to remember is that natural selection is a nonrandom process while genetic drift is a random process.
The development of these adaptations can best be explained by the concept of?
natural selection
What process can result in adaptations?
Natural Selection: survival of the fittest
How do populations benefit from individual adaptations?
because of natural selection
How do adaptations arise in a species?
Through natural selection and evolution
What is the difference between sexual and natural selection?
Natural selection is survival of the fittest, while sexual selection is a preference for a given trait made by the limiting sex. It is strangely, but usually in opposition to natural selection (E.G., male peacock's tail feathers that garner attention from predators and prevent the peacock from fleeing well).
Are there any other adaptations exept from these?
Any other adaptations that "do not fit the environment" get discarded via natural selection
What is the difference between artificial selection and natural selections?
natural selection occurs due to natural phenomena (e.g. changes in diet or predators).artificial selection occurs due to human generated phenomena (e.g. breeding or domestication).
Why do adaptations fit the environment?
Because the adaptations that get established are a consequence of the environment. Any other adaptations that "do not fit the environment" get discarded via natural selection.
