13.14. Matching¶

Q-1:

Environment
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Differential Survival (Reproduction)
Differences that idividuals have between each other that affect their reproducibility or survivability.
Variation
differences between individuals.
Adaptation
Species interact with their environments in ways that seem too good to happen by chance.
Increasing Complexity
More complex organisms did not start appearing till later in earths geological record.
Increasing Diversity
The ammount of species on earth has generally increased over time.
Fitness
It is the ability of an agent to survive or reproduce.
Fitness Contributions
Agent genotype corresponding to its location in the fitness landscape.
Fitness Landscape
It is a function that maps from genotype to fitness.
Genotype
This is the information that will get copied when the agent replicates itself.
Natural Selection
The process in which the survival and reproduction of individuals depend on their inherited variations.
Phenotype
Organism’s genotype and how it is related to its physical form and capabilities.
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Existing species change due to natural selection creating a new species.
Replicators
Way for agents to reproduce.