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DARWIN
DESCENT WITH MODIFICATION
• All species of organisms living on Earth today are descended from ancestral species
• Species evolve over time
• Darwin never actually used the term evolution
• Explanation for the diversity of life
NATURAL SELECTION
• The mechanism that causes species to change over time is natural selection
• In each generation, populations produce more offspring than there are adults
• Populations do not continue to grow in size
• Food and many other resources are limited
• Individuals within a population compete for resources
NATURAL SELECTION
• Individuals within all populations vary
• Many variations are heritable
• Some individuals will inherit characteristics that give them a better chance of surviving and reproducing
NATURAL SELECTION
• Over time, the population changes as advantageous characteristics become more common generation after generation
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
• Fitness: the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in it`s specific environment
• Survival of the Fittest: individuals with adaptations that increase their fitness survive and reproduce most successfully
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• P307: 4, 5, 6