AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Evolution and “survival of the fittest” are not the same thing. Evolution refers to the cumulative changes in a population or species through time. “Survival of the fittest” is a popular term that refers to the process of natural selection, a mechanism that drives evolutionary change.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evolution is not the same as adaptation or natural selection. Natural selection is a mechanism, or cause, of evolution. Adaptations are physical or behavioral traits that make an organism better suited to its environment. Heritable variation comes from random mutations.

Detailed explanation-3: -synonyms: selection, survival, survival of the fittest. type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evolution is the same as “Natural Selection.” FALSE. Natural selection is the name for the main mechanism by which evolution takes place. Evolution simply means “change."

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: evolution is not the same as natural selection. natural selection is a mechanism or cause of evolution.