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Its a chicken and egg situation. Adaptation is the response to Natural Selection, and Natural Selection is the response to Adaptation. They both operate by the principle: the members of any species that are best adapted to their environment are the ones most likely to survive and reproduce the next generation, where the process repeats. That does not mean the strongest or most aggressive, they often get themselves killed off.

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Adaptation which allows for natural selection is called?

Adaptation does not allow for natural selection: natural selection causes adaptation.


Is natural selection a form of adaptation?

Natural selection is what causes adaptation.


Why is adaptation essential to understanding natural selection?

Because adaptation is the directly visible result of natural selection.


Is adaptation a cause of natural selection?

No, it's exactly the other way around: natural selection causes adaptation.


What is the relationship between adaptation and natural section?

Here is a quote: "The relationship between adaptation and natural selection does not go both ways. Whereas greater relative adaptation leads to natural selection, natural selection does not necessarily lead to greater adaptation." I do not recall who said it, but this is what the relationship between both is. Here is a quote: "The relationship between adaptation and natural selection does not go both ways. Whereas greater relative adaptation leads to natural selection, natural selection does not necessarily lead to greater adaptation." I do not recall who said it, but this is what the relationship between both is. Here is a quote: "The relationship between adaptation and natural selection does not go both ways. Whereas greater relative adaptation leads to natural selection, natural selection does not necessarily lead to greater adaptation." I do not recall who said it, but this is what the relationship between both is.


Natural selection allows a species to change in response to its environment. What is the process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment called?

Adaptation (I'm studying the same thing ;)


What has the author George C Williams written?

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How are evolution and natural selection related?

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What is the degree of adaptation to a specific environment?

Natural Selection.


Which mechanism of evolution can cause adaptation?

Natural selection.


What is the difference between adaptation and natural selection?

Adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment, while natural selection is the process by which organisms with advantageous adaptations are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation. In other words, adaptation is the result of natural selection.


How is genetic variation important to natural selection and adaptation?

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