SPECIES DIVERSITYLesson 7

DIFFERENCES WITHIN SPECIES

 Differences (variations) within species include physical or behavioral characteristics

  These differences are the results of both inherited and acquired (learned) traits

DIFFERENCES WITHIN SPECIESEXAMPLE

ACQUIRED TRAITS

  These traits develop from an organisms’ interactions with its environment

  They are influenced by factors like nutrition, climate, geography, and socialization

NATURAL SELECTION

 A process where species that are best adapted (suited) to their environment tend to survive and pass on their traits to their offspring

NATURAL SELECTIONEXAMPLEWhich frogs would have a greater chance of not being eaten? Why do you think so?

NATURAL SELECTIONEXAMPLEWhich giraffes would have a greater chance of surviving? Explain why.

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