Theory of Natural Selection

a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals.

an inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment

a process in which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits

the ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next

the measure of an organism’s ability to survive and produce offspring releative to other members of a population

a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method

the presence of differences in sequences of genes between individual organisms of a species

a specific characteristic of an individual

the competing for resources that will help an organism(s) survive to pass on their traits

a group of the same organism living in the same place

the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations

are made up of sequences of DNA and they are the basic units of heredity passed from parent to offspring