The variety of different types of genes in a species or population.
Genetic Variation
A group of organisms that were born and live at the same time.
Generation
The ability to survive long enough to reproduce is your:
Fitness
A characteristic that an organism can pass down to its offspring through its genes.
Trait
A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.
Population
Which moths had the highest fitness on the dark trees?
Black moths
White moths
Yellow moths
Animals that have a backbone are in the phylum:
Vetebrates/Chordata
A random part of evolution where genes disappear or are introduced in a small population.
Genetic Drift/Random Drift
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.
Adaptation
What are the three things required for natural selection to happen?
Variation in traits, fitness, and inheritable
Which moths would be more successful before the 19th century and the industrial revolution?
Light moths
Dark moths