| natural selection definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | 118 sets |
| 2 | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations | 70 sets |
| 3 | survival of the fittest | 48 sets |
| 4 | process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest | 42 sets |
| 5 | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species | 32 sets |
| 6 | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations. | 24 sets |
| 7 | the mechanism for evolutionary change in which environmental pressures cause certain genetic combinations in a population to become more abundant; genetic combinations best adapted fix present environmental conditions tend to become predominant | 23 sets |
| 8 | process by which individuals with inherited characteristics well-suited to the environment leave more offspring than do other individuals | 20 sets |
| 9 | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species. | 19 sets |
| 10 | the mechanism for evolutionary change in which environmental pressures cause certain genetic combinations in a population to become more abundant; genetic combinations best adapted for present environmental conditions tend to become predominant | 18 sets |
| 11 | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations | 18 sets |
| 12 | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution | 13 sets |
| 13 | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations. | 10 sets |
| 14 | the process by which organisms with favorable variations reproduce at higher rates than those without such variations | 10 sets |
| 15 | individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; survival of the fittest | 9 sets |
| 16 | the mechanism for evolutionary change in which environmental pressures cause certain genetic combinations in a population to become more abundant; genetic combinations best adapted for present environmental conditions tend to become predominant. | 9 sets |
| 17 | genetic change or changes in the frequencies of certain traits in populations due to differential reproductive success between individuals | 9 sets |
| 18 | process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully, also called survival of the fittest | 8 sets |
| 19 | the principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations | 8 sets |
| 20 | the process by which favorable traits that are heritable propagate throughout a reproductive population: individual organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than those with unfavorable traits. | 8 sets |
| 21 | differential success in the reproduction of different phenotypes resulting from the interaction of organisms with their environment. evolution occurs when natural selection causes changes in relative frequencies of alleles in the gene pool. | 7 sets |
| 22 | the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than others of their kind, thus ensuring the perpetuation of those favorable traits in succeeding generations. | 6 sets |
| 23 | reproductive success is unequal, and those individuals best meeting demands of the environment have the greatest reproductive success | 6 sets |
| 24 | the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do | 6 sets |
| 25 | a process in nature in which organisms possessing certain genotypic characteristics that make them better adjusted to an environment tend to survive, reproduce, increase in number or frequency, and therefore, are able to transmit and perpetuate their essential genotypic qualities to succeeding generations. | 6 sets |
| 26 | the mechanism proposed by darwin in his theory of evolution, which states that organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive, transmitting their genetic characteristics to succeeding generations, whereas organisms with less adaptive characteristics tend to vanish from the earth | 5 sets |
| 27 | the theory that only the organisms with the most suited genotype in their preferred living area will be able to survive when abiotic stress is applied on the species | 5 sets |
| 28 | organisms that possess favorable adaptations pass them onto the next generation | 5 sets |
| 29 | process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully | 5 sets |
| 30 | a process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics | 5 sets |
| 31 | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations. (myers psychology 8e p. 108) | 5 sets |
| 32 | process where individuals best suited to the environment survive and reproduce | 5 sets |
| 33 | process by which organisms that are suited to a particular environment are better able to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not | 5 sets |
| 34 | process by which individuals with inherited characteristics well-suited to the environment leave more offspring than do other individuals. | 5 sets |
| 35 | the process in which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce | 5 sets |
| 36 | cause of evolution in which those organisms that are best suited survive and reproduct | 5 sets |
| 37 | the principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt, be fit, and survive will be passed on to successive generations, because flexible, fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction | 4 sets |
| 38 | a process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics. | 4 sets |
| 39 | principle that organisms that possess adaptations survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other organisms | 4 sets |
| 40 | the mechanism for decent with modification | 4 sets |
