Explain how the process of evolution may lead to formation of a new species/adaptation of species to the environment.
Answer:
-Organisms that give rise to new offsprings will always produce offsprings which outnumber their parents; the offsprings will have many variations; which arise from genetically inherited material; or mutation; these variations are either advantageous; or disadvantageous to the offspring;
-In the environment there are scarce resources e.g. sunlight, oxygen, water and the individual will compete for these scarce resources; Individual with advantageous traits/ variations will compete/ struggle better for the resources; survive to reproductive maturity and pass on the advantageous trait to the young ones which are better adapted to the environment;
-This is repeated for several generations; leading to accumulation of favorable/ advantageous traits/ variations; The individuals now present are well adapted/ suited to the environment than the original parents; Individuals with disadvantageous traits/ variations will die and perish/ wiped out by nature;