Summary:
Evolution is the process of change and diversity in organisms over a span of thousands to millions of years. This process is due to a slight change in genes of organisms known as mutations. Mutations occur from an imperfect copies of gene heritage from parent to offspring. Although mutations are rare and usually do nothing, over the span of millions of years, many insignificant mutations can contribute to creating a brand new trait that changes the organism in a major way. Mutations aren't the only way that organisms change. Natural selection is when animals are, from the name, naturally selected to survive based on environment. It ties in with survival of the fittest in that the organisms that can't live long enough to reproduce eventually die off while the organisms that do survive will be able to live on and evolve.
SP8 - Obtain and Communicate Information:
This week I gathered information in order to gain a better understanding of how evolution works and the main factors that go into it's never ending factor. There were 4 factors that me and my table of 5 had to split the research on: Mutation, Natural Selection, Gene Flow and Genetic Mutation. In this activity, I assigned myself the duty to research about Natural Selection through given resources. While I was researching about my given topic, I took some notes, including what natural selection was and an example of it. I then communicated this information with my team and obtained other information about their topics of mutation, gene flow or genetic drift.
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