Natural selection leads to adaptations to __________ in an organism's environment. View Available Hint(s) Hint 1.opened hint Con
sider the features of the environment that affect organisms' existence. Natural selection leads to adaptations to __________ in an organism's environment. nonliving factors such as temperature and chemicals other living organisms abiotic and biotic factors water for aquatic organisms and the atmosphere for terrestrial organisms
According to the evolutionary theory proposed by Darwin, natural selection can be defined as the mechanism by which evolution occurs (i.e., the mechanism by which species change over time). An organism´s environment is comprised of abiotic (e.g., temperature, light, water, etc) and biotic (e.g., microbes, food availability, etc) factors. Adaptations refer to the phenotypic traits that increase the chance of survival and reproduction of an organism in its environment. Organisms better adapted to their environment are selected by natural selection to reproduce and thus perpetuate their genes across generations.
