<div style='margin-bottom: 20px;'> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 1rem; padding: 10px 20px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What are the four principles that underlie the process of natural selection?</h2> <p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Variation, Inheritance, Selection, and Time</p> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 1rem; padding: 10px 20px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does natural selection influence the traits within a population over generations?</h2> <p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Traits that provide survival advantages become more common because those with such traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.</p> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 1rem; padding: 10px 20px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the fundamental process through which living beings adapt to their environment over time?</h2> <p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Natural selection</p> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 1rem; padding: 10px 20px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What role do mutations play in the process of natural selection?</h2> <p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Mutations cause the small differences between parents and their offspring, some of which can be advantageous for survival.</p> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 1rem; padding: 10px 20px;"> <h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does the example of giraffes' long necks illustrate natural selection?</h2> <p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The long necks allow giraffes to reach food in tall trees, demonstrating how a trait that provides a survival advantage becomes prevalent.</p> </div> </div>