Can natural selection work if the population can grow indefinitely, that is, without constraints on resources (for example, food), and without predators (for example, wolves)?
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Step 1: Clarify natural selection - Natural selection requires three ingredients: variation in traits, heritability of those traits, and differential reproductive success (some variants leave more offspring than others). Show more…
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