Question

Match the following.

1. mutation
2. reproduction
3. population
4. generation
5. genotype
6. phenotypes
7. phenotype
Natural selection is differential______among individuals in a______due to differences in_____, which are said to be adaptive. Individuals with the adaptive______have a reproductive advantage (increased reproductive fitness); therefore, they contribute a disproportionately high number of progeny to the next_____. The adaptive_____and the underlying_____will increase in frequency in the______over time.

Answer 1

reproduction

population

phenotypes

phenotype

genotype

genotype

mutation

generation

Step-by-step explanation:

Natural selection is differential reproduction among individuals, in a population due to differences in phenotypes, which are said to be adaptive.

Individuals with the adaptive phenotype have a reproductive advantage (increased reproductive fitness); therefore, they contribute a disproportionately high number of progeny to the next genotype.

The adaptive genotype and the underlying mutation will increase in frequency in the generation over time.