Evolution and the Diversity of Life · Evolution

Natural Selection and Adaptation

Studying how selective pressures drive changes in allele frequencies within populations.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does antibiotic resistance in bacteria serve as a modern example of natural selection?
  2. 2What role does genetic drift play in the evolution of small, isolated populations?
  3. 3How can we distinguish between adaptations that enhance survival and those that enhance reproductive success?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Evolution - JC1
Level: JC 1
Subject: Biology
Unit: Evolution and the Diversity of Life
Period: Evolution

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