3.3 - Role of Natural Selection and Genetic Drift
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What happens during natural selection?
💡 Hint: Think about survival and reproduction.
Define genetic drift.
💡 Hint: Consider population size.
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What is natural selection?
💡 Hint: Think about the survival of traits in a specific context.
True or False: Genetic drift always leads to advantageous traits becoming more common.
💡 Hint: Reflect on randomness affecting allele frequencies.
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Analyze a scenario where a species faces a sudden environmental change. Discuss how natural selection and genetic drift may each play a role in the population's evolution.
💡 Hint: Reflect on trait advantages under new environmental pressures.
Evaluate the long-term effects of genetic drift in a population that becomes isolated from others. What might happen to the genetic diversity?
💡 Hint: Consider how lack of gene flow impacts diversity over time.
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