- Variation in populations leads to different phenotypes in a population- Competition for limited resources or predation leads some members of the population to survive while others do not- individuals with phenotypes that give them a survival advantage in a particular environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. - Over time, favorable phenotypes will become more prevalent in a population as members of the population without those favorable phenotypes do not survive

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