Why is the statement "selection acts for the good of the species" incorrect? by Abby Grace Drake https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection en-us 2024-03-05 18:06:28 UTC 2024-03-28 19:17:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Team 53 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374039 Natural selection works in the moment on the individual level with no foresight for the future.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374039 Team 33 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374061 Selection acts on individuals and there is no foresight so not always best in long term. Selection can’t create random new traits.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374061 Team 46 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374147 Natural selection works at the individual level, to maximize their reproductive success and survivability.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374147 Team 27 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374314 Natural selection only works to increase survival and reproduction, not necessarily for the good of the species. It is only based on current environmental conditions and not necessarily the long-term benefit of the species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374314 37 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374469 Selection is based on current environmental conditions and does not necessarily act to assist species with future conditions.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374469 Team 44 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374646 Natural selection acts on the environment of the moment. It cannot predict future change in the environment.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374646 Team 42 jl2839 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374675 Evolution does not necessarily mean that more complex traits are favored. Natural selection works on an individual level, therefore there is no foresight. For example, chickens are descendants of dinosaurs.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374675 Team 43! https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374733 It is incorrect because it only acts under current environmental conditions, and operates at the level of individual organisms rather than species as a whole. Natural selection does not have a conscious goal for helping the survival of a species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374733 team 41 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374770 Selection doesn’t act on whether it’s beneficial to the species, it acts on the current environment that the species is living in. If it was for the good of the whole species, then the whole species would be benefited, but some traits succeed better than others.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374770 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374793 Team #30


Because natural selection can't predict the future and what is "good" for the species. Also natural selection is not accounting for the entire species - ONLY the individual.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374793 50 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374895 Natural selection acts on the individual level in the moment

It can not predict future changes

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374895 Team 48 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374923 It is based on current environmental factors, reproduction levels, and survivability, but it not might be the best in the long run.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374923 Team 28 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374926 The statement is incorrect because natural selection is only favorable for the current conditions of an environment, but that doesn't mean it is good for the species long-term, especially if the environmental conditions change.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374926 Team 36 (aka the best team) https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374968 Natural selection only works on individuals and populations; it does not act for the good of the entire species. Also, natural selection depends on the environment so if the conditions were to change in the future, this could be disadvantageous for the species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910374968 selection acts on the individual in the moment. https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375070 2024-03-07 20:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375070 Team 31 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375198 Selection acts for the good of the individual. For example, a selfish mutation could spread in the population that ultimately hampers the survival of the species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375198 Team 47 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375314 It depends on the factors present in that species’ environment at a given moment in time. It cannot be said that those adaptations are necessarily the “best” for a species’ survival. Especially since it operates at an individual level.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375314 Group 52 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375413 It acts on the genes of each individual. So for example if selfishness is a viable strategy for someone in an altruistic species it will perpetuate despite hurting the species.


Also it does not act for the good of the species after reproductive age.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375413 Team 29 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375492 Natural selection does not act for the good of the species because it is response to changes in environmental conditions that fluctuate, and it solely depends on organisms' ability to survive and reproduce under current conditions.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375492 Team 38 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375515 An example of evolution acting against the good of the species is antagonistic pleiotropy. Genes which are beneficial in the short term but can be harmful or even lethal in the long term are often selected for.



]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375515 Team 34 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375630 Selection is in response to immediate environmental conditions. If a sudden natural disaster occurs and an arbitrary portion of the population dies, that doesn't mean that the surviving portion of the population would be the best of the species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375630 Team 40 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375673 This statement is not correct because selection is dependent on the environmental conditions at a given moment and is focused on survival and reproduction, as opposed to “what is best” for the species. Also, some species demonstrate altruistic tendencies which benefits others, at their own expense.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375673 Team 39 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375741 Selection doesn’t create traits, it just changes the proportion in the population. Selection acts on individuals and populations not a species as a whole.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375741 Team 49 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375751 Selection does not have foresight and acts on the survival of the fittest and so if a species is relatively unfit in an environment it might die out. This is not necessarily for the good of the species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375751 35 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375756 Evolution responds to the environment at the moment so it may not be the best in the long run. An example of not necessarily good evolution is when species diverge, it is not good evolution for one species.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375756 Team 45 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375931 Natural selection is not intentionally selecting for better traits, but just for what it keeps them alive so the alleles get passed down.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910375931 Team 51 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910376045 Natural selection only favors traits that enhance survival and reproducibility in the current environmental conditions. For example a trait that may be good in earlier life, can be worse for the species later. Also the current environmental conditions could be bad for the species causing extinction. And it works on the individual level meaning some will survive and some will not.

]]> 2024-03-07 20:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2910376045 Team 2 https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2936937103 2024-03-28 19:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bioee1780/selection/wish/2936937103