Evolution and Common Ancestry · Evolution

Natural Selection and Adaptation

Examining how environmental pressures lead to differential survival and reproduction within populations.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does genetic variation within a population influence its chances of survival?
  2. 2Why is natural selection considered a process of editing rather than a process of creating?
  3. 3How quickly can a population adapt to a rapidly changing environment?

Common Core State Standards

HS-LS4-2HS-LS4-4
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Biology
Unit: Evolution and Common Ancestry
Period: Evolution

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