NATURAL SELECTION

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NATURAL SELECTION
Definition - the change to the inherited characteristics of a species over time.
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STAGE ONE (example ELEPHANT)

Variation caused by mutation
Mutations have caused a variation in trunk length.
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STAGE TWO (example ELEPHANT)

Competition for a resource
Competition for food and water.
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STAGE THREE (example ELEPHANT)

Individual with the mutation have a SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE
Elephants with longer trunks have an advantage as a they have a greater reach.
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STAGE FOUR (example ELEPHANT)
Survivors BREED and PASS THEIR GENES ONTO THEIR OFFSPRING
Survivors can breed and pass on the gene for long trunks to their offspring.
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Card 2

Front

STAGE ONE (example ELEPHANT)

Variation caused by mutation

Back

Mutations have caused a variation in trunk length.

Card 3

Front

STAGE TWO (example ELEPHANT)

Competition for a resource

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

STAGE THREE (example ELEPHANT)

Individual with the mutation have a SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

STAGE FOUR (example ELEPHANT)
Survivors BREED and PASS THEIR GENES ONTO THEIR OFFSPRING

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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