LIFE OVER TIME What processes have created diverse species & adaptations throughout history? Theories of Evolution began when scientists began asking these.
Natural Selection Natural selection is the process by which those heritable traits that make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully.
Species diversity
POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION. Can individuals evolve? Can an organism respond to natural selection by acquiring or losing characteristics?
Chapter 17 Origin of Species Figure CO: Mimulus Flower © LubaShi/ShutterStock, Inc.
Mechanisms of Evolution 15.3. Preview Changes in allele frequencies causes evolution Changes in allele frequencies causes evolution 3 Types of natural.
Impacting Ecosystems