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What does “Natural selection” actually mean in Evolution, and why does it matter for NEET?

individuals with favourable heritable traits survive and reproduce more, shifting the population over generations.

In simple words: individuals with favourable heritable traits survive and reproduce more, shifting the population over generations. Getting Natural selection clear matters because NEET questions on Evolution usually test this idea directly, not just a formula you memorised.

Key point

Natural selection

Common mistake

thinking organisms deliberately change their traits to adapt.

Memory tip

the environment selects existing variation -- it does not ask organisms to change.

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