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No, all life evolves. Bacteria evolve, viruses evolve, protists evolve, plants evolve, fungi evolve and animals evolve. Evolution is driven by Natural Selection. So, no. The evolution of all life on Earth is driven by Natural Selection: all bacteria, plants, animals, mammals, fish, insects, biochemical pathways, behaviours et cetera evolve by Natural Selection.
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What comes first mutation or natural selection?
Natural selection can only work on genetic variation that already exists. So mutation comes first, then natural selection.
Do environmental factors influence natural selection?
Natural selection is a direct product of the environment. A couple of simple examples are: In a cold environment the only plants and animals that will survive will be cold tolerant plants and animals. In a forest of Bears the only animals to survive will be animals that are faster or bigger than Bears. A sudden change in environmental conditions, such as an Ice Age, will see whole populations of some species disappear while only remnants of some species will survive. Those remnants will display either cold tolerance or the ability to withstand the cold by other means ie: clothing or fire.
WHAT NATURAL SELECTION CAN ONLY ACT ON WHICH TRAITS?
Natural selection can only act on traits that have a genetic basis, meaning they are heritable and can be passed from one generation to the next. These traits must also affect an organism's fitness, influencing its ability to survive and reproduce in its environment. Additionally, natural selection operates on phenotypic traits, which are the observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genetics and the environment. Traits that are not expressed or that do not impact survival and reproduction are not subject to natural selection.
Which is more likely to be true natural selection or evolution?
Evolution, of course. Evolution can happen without natural selection in some cases; drift, flow. Generally though, natural selection causes evolution and then, by definition, would come first.
Does natural selection act on genotypes?
Indirectly, yes it does. But it can only act on genotypes through their phenotypes.
Who invented herbs?
Nobody, herbs are plants. Plants, like all other living things, evolved by natural selection. Humans only discovered what was already there and found uses for it.
What comes first mutation or natural selection?
Natural selection can only work on genetic variation that already exists. So mutation comes first, then natural selection.
Which does natural Which does natural selection affect?
natural selection is basiclly only the strong survive which means it effects the weak by killing them but bernifits the strong
Is natural selection a process or a result of a process?
Natural selection is only the result of changing environments, mutation and the variation resulting therein. Natural selection is the process of adaptive change and the main mechanism of evolution that leads to speciation. Natural selection is a process as mutation and variation are grist to the mill of natural selection.
Natural selection requires that individuals in a population are?
Natural selection requires that individuals in a population are
Which of the following is the most powerful evolutionary force in large populations over time?
Only natural selection could be the answer here as natural selection is the main driver of adaptive change leading to evolutionary change and speciation in large populations.
What does natural selection only act on?
It acts on populations.
Is inheritance a requirement for natural selection?
Yes it does. Without variance in the organisms genome, that gives variance to the phenotype, there would be nothing for natural selection to select from.
What was Darwin's greatest contribution?
he proposed a theory about natural selection
What other theories are there except for natural selection?
Evolution by natural selection is currently the only viable theory explaining the diversity of life. However, the mechanism of natural selection is not the only mechanism to affect evolution. There are phenomena such as genetic drift, biased gene conversion, intragenomic conflict, and so on, that aren't exactly the same as natural selection (although they are all intertwined and all affect one another), but do affect the direction of evolution.
Do environmental factors influence natural selection?
Natural selection is a direct product of the environment. A couple of simple examples are: In a cold environment the only plants and animals that will survive will be cold tolerant plants and animals. In a forest of Bears the only animals to survive will be animals that are faster or bigger than Bears. A sudden change in environmental conditions, such as an Ice Age, will see whole populations of some species disappear while only remnants of some species will survive. Those remnants will display either cold tolerance or the ability to withstand the cold by other means ie: clothing or fire.
WHAT NATURAL SELECTION CAN ONLY ACT ON WHICH TRAITS?
Natural selection can only act on traits that have a genetic basis, meaning they are heritable and can be passed from one generation to the next. These traits must also affect an organism's fitness, influencing its ability to survive and reproduce in its environment. Additionally, natural selection operates on phenotypic traits, which are the observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genetics and the environment. Traits that are not expressed or that do not impact survival and reproduction are not subject to natural selection.
