Question

Differentiate between the Following:

Natural selection and Adaptation

Answer 1

Basis of Difference	Natural Selection	Adaptation
Meaning	Natural selection is the process in which individuals with favourable heritable variations survive and reproduce more successfully.	An adaptation is an inherited characteristic or behaviour that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Nature	Natural selection is a process that acts on the variations present in a population.	An adaptation is a feature that can become common in a population over generations.
Outcome	Natural selection can increase the frequency of favourable inherited traits over generations.	An adaptation improves an organism’s ability to cope with particular environmental conditions.
Example	Birds more often catching moths that are easily seen on tree trunks illustrates natural selection.	Dark colouring that camouflages moths on soot-darkened tree trunks is an adaptation in that environment.