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TeachMeFinance.com - explain natural selection natural selection The term 'natural selection' as it applies to the area of basic science can be defined as 'process by which, in a given environment, individuals having characteristics that aid survival will produce more offspring, so the proportion of individuals having such characteristics will increase with each succeeding generation. The two mechanisms of natural selection include gradualism - slow genetic modification (evolution) of a population over long periods of time, and punctuated equilibrium - relatively rapid evolution at a speciation event'. The term 'natural selection' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' The process of survival of the fittest by which organisms that adapt to their environment survive while those that do not adapt disappear'. Previous 5 Terms: natural history study natural numbers Natural period of vibration (T) Natural reservoir pressure Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Next 5 Terms: Natural streamflow Natural uranium Naturalness Nautical Dawn Nautical Dusk About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.