Evolutionary Processes · Evolution

Mechanisms of Selection

Analyzing how natural, sexual, and artificial selection drive changes in populations over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does environmental pressure determine which traits are considered adaptations?
  2. 2Why is genetic diversity the most critical factor for a species' survival during environmental shifts?
  3. 3In what ways does human activity act as a selective pressure on wild populations?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Evolution - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Biology
Unit: Evolutionary Processes
Period: Evolution

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