analyze and evaluate the relationship of natural selection to adaptation...
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| Natural selection | theory of evolution developed by Darwin, based on four ideas: excess reproduction, variations, inheritance, and the advantages of specific traits in an environment.
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| Adaptation | inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor, enabling the species to survive.
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| Diversity | the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
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| Species | group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
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| Adapt | to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose
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| Competition | active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply
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| Survive | to remain alive : to continue to live
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| Reproduce | to produce offspring
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| Gene frequency | the ratio of the number of a specified allele in a population to the total of all alleles at its genetic locus
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| Predator | an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals : an animal that preys on other animals
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| Population | group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time.
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| Habitat | physical area in which an organism lives.
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| Offspring | the young of an animal or plant
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