LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural selection explains how organisms in a population develop traits that allow them to survive and reproduce. Natural selection means that traits that offer an advantage will most likely be passed on to offspring; individuals with those traits have a better chance of surviving.

Detailed explanation-2: -To scientists, an adaptation is any characteristic that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can be physical as well as behavioral. Most adaptations happen slowly-they are traits that are inherited over many generations. Examples of traits include the size and shape of a bird’s beak.

Detailed explanation-3: -An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Individuals with adaptive traits-traits that give them some advantage-are more likely to survive and reproduce. These individuals then pass the adaptive traits on to their offspring. Over time, these advantageous traits become more common in the population.

Detailed explanation-5: -Traits are passed from parent to offspring through reproduction. Genetic material (chromosomes/DNA) determines the traits that an organism can inherit. Over time populations of organisms adapt to their changing environment.