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The section emphasizes the importance of variation in populations, highlighting how variations emerge during reproduction and how they contribute to species survival, especially when environments change drastically.
Variation in populations of organisms is essential as it ensures the survival of species in changing environments. Although reproduction maintains body design features within species, variations that arise during the DNA copying process play a critical role when organisms face environmental changes, such as temperature shifts or habitat alterations.
For instance, when a population of bacteria adapted to a certain temperature encounters global warming, the majority may perish, but those with genetic variations that confer heat resistance have a chance of survival. This ability to adapt ensures the continuum of species over evolutionary time. Consequently, understanding DNA copying and its variations is fundamental, as it forms the backdrop against which evolution operates.
Variation: Differences that occur during reproduction are key for the survival and continuity of species.
Reproduction: It is essential for continuing a species but does not individually sustain an organism.
Survival: Variations allow populations to adapt to changing environments, offering survival chances.
In variation, every trait plays, to help us survive changing days.
Once upon a time, in a forest, lived two kinds of rabbits. One could hop high, the other blended with grass. When a predator came, the one that blended survived, teaching us that diversity saves!
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Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic treatment are a clear example of variation leading to survival.
In a population of rabbits, some may have color variations that help them blend in with their environment, aiding survival against predators.
Term: Variation
Definition: Differences in DNA among individuals within a population.
Differences in DNA among individuals within a population.
Term: Ecosystem
Definition: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Term: Reproduction
Definition: The biological process by which new individuals are produced.
The biological process by which new individuals are produced.
Term: DNA
Definition: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions.
Term: Evolution
Definition: The process by which different kinds of living organisms develop from earlier forms.
The process by which different kinds of living organisms develop from earlier forms.