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EVOLUTION is
a topic that
might be
controversial
with your family.
Thats okay.
And sexual
selection...
Artificial Selection is when
humans decide which
genes to pass along, like in
dog breeds.
Sexual Selection is when
organisms pick and choose
from mates to decide
which ones genes will
pass on, like when birds
HOW DOES EVOLUTION WORK?
NATURAL
SELECTION
HOW DOES NATURAL SELECTION WORK?
You actually
already know how
Natural Selection
works, but you
havent put the
pieces together
yet.
What is Natural
Selection?
When limiting factors
from an organisms
environment chooses
which members of a
population will pass
their genes on.
WE SAW HOW LIMITING FACTORS CAN KILL
OFF MEMBERS OF A POPULATION
WE SAW HOW SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
CAN PROVIDE OFFSPRING A VARIETY OF
TRAITS
Broth
er
Siste
r
IM THE
FASTEST!
SLOW
DOWN,
BOB!!
HOW DOES NATURAL SELECTION WORK?
Variation
from
Limiting
Sexual
Factors
Reproduct
ion
HOW DOES NATURAL SELECTION WORK?
We get a population that is
better adaptedThe
tofastest
their live
to make fast
environment!
The slowest of
the herd gets offspring!
eaten.