Adaptation by natural selection acting over generations is one important process by which species change over time in response to changes in environmental conditions. Traits that support successful survival and reproduction in the new environment become more common; those that do not become less common. Thus, the distribution of traits in a population changes.
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DCI.LS4.C.6-8.2
Depth 2Parent ID: E9325CB0DFE60131C88F68A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
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