Definition of Natural selection

the process by which animals and plants that can adapt to changes in their environment are able to survive and reproduce while those that can't adapt die off

Examples of Natural selection in a sentence

Our professor was attempting to explain natural selection by telling us that weak die off and the strong survive.  🔊

Natural selection is often referred to as survival of the fittest.  🔊

The reality show host explained that only the strongest competitors would endure in this game of natural selection.  🔊

The theory of natural selection was introduced by Charles Darwin.  🔊

Natural selection is the reason that many species are no longer surviving.  🔊

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