Natural Selection

Question	Answer
Natural Selection	process by which variations that give an advantage become more common in a population Image: Ctab Ht Ns T2apr Wfez6s6 Naturalselection1 (image/gif)
Adaptation	An inherited behavioral or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce Image: Cell Row 0 Col 0 W400 (image/png)
Fitness	an organism's suitability to its environment
Selective Pressures	factors that limit the number of individuals the environment can support Image: Slective+Pressures (binary/octet-stream)
Genetic Variation	differences in genes in a population Image: Slective+Pressures (binary/octet-stream)
Gene Pool	the total collection of genes in a population Image: C21 Gene Pool 2 (image/gif)
Directional Selection	when the traits in a population shift toward one extreme due to natural selection Image: Direct (image/gif)
Stabilizing Selection	When the traits in a population shift away from both extremes due to natural selection Image: Stable (image/gif)
Disruptive Selection	when the traits in a population shift toward both extremes and away from the middle due to natural selection Image: Disrupt (image/gif)
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)	organisms that have genetic material that has been changed, or altered Image: Slective+Pressures (binary/octet-stream)

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	Created by Ashley Meyer about 4 years ago