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Evolution — lesson overview
Population change
Biological evolution involves inherited changes in populations across generations, rather than deliberate improvement by individuals.
Variation can arise through mutation and recombination, while selection, drift and gene flow affect its distribution.
An individual adjusting physiologically during life is not automatically an example of inherited evolutionary change.
Natural selection
Natural selection occurs when heritable differences influence reproductive success in a particular environment. Fitness is relative reproductive contribution, not simply strength.
A beneficial trait in one setting may be neutral or disadvantageous in another. Selection has no foresight about what a future environment will require.
Antibiotic resistance illustrates selection of inherited variants; antibiotics do not intentionally teach bacteria a useful new skill.
Evidence and divergence
Fossils, comparative anatomy, molecular evidence and biogeography contribute complementary evidence about evolutionary relationships.
Homologous structures reflect shared ancestry in the relevant comparison, while analogous similarities can arise through similar functional pressures.
Speciation involves the development of reproductive separation through varied mechanisms; not every local difference immediately creates a new species.
