The term "selection in the context of *natural selection* means...
O The likelihood of organisms surviving is due to pure chance, where any all
traits are equally likely to increase over time.
O In set of a given environmental conditions, because they have specific traits,
individual organisms survive and reproduce more than others in the
population.
O Organisms have beneficial traits because they need to survive and
reproduce.
O The organisms surviving long enough to reproduce is a random subset of the
population.
O Humans choosing (selecting) which individuals live/reproduce or die/don't
reproduce, selecting which traits get passed on more.
