Natural Selection
Survival and reproduction of those organisms best adapted to their surroundings.
1. Variation in Traits
2. Differential Reproduction
3. Heredity
4. End Result
Types of Selection Pressures Due to environment. E.g. temperature. Due to other species. E.g. symbiosis. Due to mating. E.g. peacock plummage.
Peppered Moths and the Industrial Revolution Lichen Covered Tree Soot Covered Tree
Catterpillar Mimics Snake
Hummingbird and Flower Selection
Artificial Selection Survival and reproduction of those organisms that are selected by humans. A.k.a. breeding. Plant Breeding Animal Breeding