Halloweeny Natural Selection

Natural selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

An adaptation is a characteristic or trait that enhances an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.

Competition for resources such as food, mates, and habitat drives natural selection by favoring individuals with advantageous traits.

A predator-prey relationship is an interaction where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey), influencing the evolution of both.

Camouflage is a defense mechanism that allows an organism to blend in with its environment to avoid detection by predators.

Genetic variation is crucial for natural selection as it provides the raw material for evolution, allowing populations to adapt to changing environments.

A niche is the role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem, including its habitat, resource use, and interactions with other organisms.

Artificial selection is the intentional breeding of organisms by humans for desired traits, while natural selection occurs without human intervention.

Speciation is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species.

Survival of the fittest refers to the idea that individuals with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.