Natural SelectionFour conditions, and what the theory does and does not claim.8th GradeNatural selection needs four things to be true. If all four hold, it follows necessarily.1VARIATIONIndividuals in a population differ from one another.2INHERITANCESome of that variation is passed to offspring.3COMPETITIONMore offspring are produced than can survive.4DIFFERENTIAL SURVIVALSome variations survive and reproduce more often.THE RESULTHelpful traits become more common over generations.The population changes; no individual ever did.Organisms do not adapt on purpose. Traits that already existedsimply become more common.Natural Selectionwww.littleactivity.com

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Science · 8th Grade

Natural Selection

Four conditions, and what the theory does and does not claim.

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Individuals do not evolve. Populations do. That distinction fixes most misconceptions.

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Grade
8th Grade
Ages
13–14
Subject
Science
Pages
1

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