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    The Natural Physical Environment of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American intercontinental organization with a hub on conception and fabricating consumer electronics and intimately connected software products. The Company began as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Steve Jobs went to work‚ transforming Apple Computer into “Apple

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    Though natural selection and evolution are closely related they are both evidentially different. “Survival of the fittest” or referring to it as its definite connotation: Natural Selection is the process by which different forms of life possess traits that aids them in adapting to specific environmental conditions‚ climate change‚ predators‚ and being able to reproduce in great numbers with offspring that have a higher survival rate. Evolution is the developmental process in which simple organism

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    of change when new species develop from existing species. On genetic terms‚ evolution is any change in the frequency of alleles in a population. Charles Darwin was an Englishman who was fascinated with nature‚ otherwise known as a naturalist. Darwin began a long voyage to explore the natural world. He collected fossils and sketched several animals. From this‚ he created the theory of evolution. A common ancestor is the most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved

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    structure and function of environment?        Ans. Environment is a collective term for all the conditions in which an organism lives. It includes biotic and abiotic components whereas habitat is a place where an organism lives. The different components of environment are inter-linked and interdependent.                                          [pic] The organisms interact with physical environment composed of atmosphere‚ hydrosphere and lithosphere   Environment is usually divided into two

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    The four forces of evolution include mutation‚ gene flow‚ genetic drift‚ and natural selection. Mutation is when there is a change occurs in a gene or chromosome structure which results in a difference in a physical or behavior trait. This trait can be carried into the next generation because the trait is contained in the gene. Gene flow is the process of genes transferring from one population to another. Genes can be transferred to different populations by migration of individuals along with the

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    known as natural selection. The survivors are the ones who adapt best to their environment and are then able to reproduce. This means that there genes carry on through the generations and we gradually see the preferred characteristics for survival become more common. Over time the human race will become more and more adapted for survival on earth and this process is called evolution. Psychologists look at the behavioural aspects of people in order to work out whether the behaviour of humans has been

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    Means of Natural Selection was highly controversial and not widely accepted. The ideas Darwin wrote about in his book had never been heard before and went completely against the church. Darwin said that all species on the Earth originated from one common ancestor. Then as time went on‚ that one species adapted differently based on the environment they were in. This kept happening until they became completely different species. He also said that if a species doesn’t adapt to its environment it will

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    Evolution is the theory that every single living structure originated from old progenitors. Through a progression of mutations‚ genetic float‚ movement‚ and natural selection today’s relatives demonstrate an astounding measure of likenesses and assorted qualities. Evolution on a little scale is called microevolution‚ identifying with the progressions that happen‚ for example‚ creepy crawlies getting to be impervious to pesticides. Macroevolution alludes to the fantastic scale. It is connected with

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    Courtship‚ or sexual selection is a form of natural selection in which a male organism tries to prove his worth to the female organism of the same species. Males do this because they are they must pass on their genes to be successful‚ and females are looking for strong attractive males. Females need to be courted because they want to find a strong suitable male to pass genes onto their children. The courting is different in each species but ultimately females are trying to choose the best possible

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    Definition/comparison questions Evolution / Selection Evolution is a slow continuous process of change that happens in plants and animals over a long period of time resulting in a change from simpler to more complex forms. This is the reason modern day plants and animals are different from those of past. The competition for resources will favour organisms with better adaptability and certain variations over others hence leading to change in the rate of occurrence of certain traits within that population

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