Definition
noun
All living and non-living things that occur naturally on a particular region.
Supplement
A natural environment is one in which human impact is kept under a certain limited level.
Word origin: environment < Middle English envirounen, from Old French environner, from environ, round about.
Compare: built environment.
See also: environment.
This tutorial investigates the genetic diversity in more detail. It also delineates how certain alleles are favored over other alleles in natural selection. ..
Darwin's Finches are an example of natural selection in action. They are an excellent example of the way species' gene pools have adapted in order for long term survival via their offspring. See this tutorial for more elaborate info on natural selection as exemplified by Darwin's finches...
Animals adapt to their environment in aspects of anatomy, physiology, and behavior. This tutorial will help you understand how animals adapt to their habitat. For instance, how animals thrive in aquatic habitat and are able to overcome osmosis. It also sheds light on the reasons animals adapt...
The diversification of several new species from a recent ancestral source, each adapted to utilize or occupy a vacant adaptive zone is referred to as adaptive radiation. 'Darwin's Finches' exemplified adaptive radiation. For more elaborate info on adaptive radiation, read this tutorial...
Certain species are capable of expressing characteristics indicative of the state of the ecosystem they occupy. They are called indicator species. Endangered species are those that face the risk of extinction. Get to know more about these species in this tutorial...
This lesson looks at population attributes, regulation, and growth. It also covers population genetics, particularly genetic variations, natural selection, genetic drift, genetic migration, and speciation...
