evolution - Concepts

Explore concepts tagged with "evolution"

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Concepts

Punctuated Equilibrium - Long periods of stability interrupted by brief periods of rapid, dramatic change.
Superorganism - A collection of individual organisms that function together as a single cohesive entity, exhibiting properties and behaviors beyond those of any individual member.
Red Queen Effect - You must keep running (adapting and improving) just to maintain your relative position in a competitive environment.
Natural Selection - The mechanism of evolution whereby organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass those traits to future generations.
Idea Sex - The concept that innovation comes from ideas combining and reproducing like biological organisms.