EVOLUTION
DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
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the process by which only the strongest of a species will be able to survive and reproduce
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the process in which organisms that are better adapted to their environment will have a better chance of surviving and reproducing
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the reason the strongest of the species will not be able to reproduce as often as others
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the reason weaker organisms in a species will always be killed by predators
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Detailed explanation-1: -The idea of natural selection is that traits that can be passed down allow organisms to adapt to the environment better than other organisms of the same species. This enables better survival and reproduction compared with other members of the species, leading to evolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -survival of the fittest, term made famous in the fifth edition (published in 1869) of On the Origin of Species by British naturalist Charles Darwin, which suggested that organisms best adjusted to their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Survival of the fittest: A term that refers to the survival of only those organisms best able (fittest) to obtain and utilize resources, resulting in the evolution of organisms that are best adapted to the environment.