Natural Selection and Adaptations
What is it?
Natural selection is the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change. Individuals in a population are naturally variable, meaning that they are all different in some ways. This variation means that some individuals have traits better suited to the environment than others. Individuals with adaptive traits—traits that give them some advantage—are more likely to survive and reproduce. These individuals then pass the adaptive traits on to their offspring. Over time, these advantageous traits become more common in the population. Through this process of natural selection, favorable traits are transmitted through generations.
Watch this Video from the Ameoba Sisters
Read through the example from Manchester England
Moth's vs Birds - Dr. Kettlewell
Then Play the Game - Be able to discuss your results.
Also you can watch this Branpop on Natural Selection.
Another interactive with foxes and bunnies. Link found here
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