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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Natural Selection''' β The "Process" where "Individuals" with "Favorable Traits" are "More Likely" to "Survive and Reproduce," "Passing" those traits to the next generation. * '''Charles Darwin''' β The "Architect": author of 'On the Origin of Species' (1859). * '''Adaptation''' β A "Specific Trait" (e.g. 'Camouflage' or 'Speed') that "Increases" an organism's "Fitness" in its environment. * '''Fitness''' β (In biology): The "Success" of an individual in "Passing on its Genes" (Not necessarily strength/health). * '''Variation''' β The "Fact" that "Individuals" in a "Population" are "Not Identical" (due to 'Mutations' and 'Recombination'). * '''Differential Reproduction''' β The "Key Driver": the "Idea" that "Some Reproduce More" than others. * '''Selective Pressure''' β An "Environmental Factor" (e.g., 'Predators,' 'Drought,' 'Food Shortage') that "Favors" "Certain Traits." * '''Speciation''' β The "Process" where "One Species" "Splits" into "Two" over time due to "Isolation" and "Different Selection." * '''Common Ancestry''' β (See Article 571). The "Idea" that "All Living Things" on Earth are "Related" and "Decend" from a "Single Source." * '''Sexual Selection''' β (See Article 640). A "Special Case" where "Traits" are "Favored" because they "Attract Mates" (e.g. 'The Peacock's Tail'). </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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