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B- Unit 7 Lesson 6
Differential Reproduction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| competitive exclusion | a process by which one species outcompetes another species trying to use the same resources in the same environment, reducing the number of individuals of the other species present in that environment |
| natural selection | the process that results in an organism having favorable adaptations to its environment, which are passed on through reproduction and thus change the genetic makeup |
| resource partitioning | when two or more species divide up a resource so they can both coexist in the same environment without having to use the same resources to surviv |
| survival of the fittest | a phrase with the same meaning as natural selection |
| individual's fitness | an individuals' ability to survive and produce offspring in a particular environment |