8876 / 2027

Chapter 9 / 5 short lessons

Variation, selection and species

Explain changes across generations by linking inherited variation to reproductive success, then test what the evidence can establish.

H1 Biology / 8876 / 2027 syllabus

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An antibiotic is applied to a bacterial population. Must it create the exact resistance mutation that the bacteria need?

Lessons

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01

Supply the variation selection needs

Explain why heritable variation from mutation, meiosis and sexual reproduction is needed for natural selection.

About 5 min
About 5 min
02

Explain why an environment favours a variant

Use environmental examples to explain differential survival and reproduction.

About 5 min
About 5 min
03

Read a change across generations

Explain evolution through natural selection and distinguish a population change from evidence for its cause.

About 5 min
About 5 min
04

Explain why harmful alleles can persist

Explain preservation of genetic variation, including masking of recessive alleles and context-dependent heterozygote advantage.

About 5 min
About 5 min
05

Decide what makes a biological species

Explain the biological species concept and apply its reproductive criterion with appropriate limits.

About 5 min
About 5 min
What you will be able to do
  • Explain where heritable variation comes from.
  • Build a complete natural-selection explanation.
  • Explain persistent variation and the biological species concept.

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