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: '''Variation''' is useful to help a species survive. If everyone was the same, what kills one person might kill everyone. | : '''Variation''' is useful to help a species survive. If everyone was the same, what kills one person might kill everyone. | ||
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Revision as of 16:17, 29 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Variation is the difference between living creatures.
About Variation
- There is variation between different species; different species look different from each other.
- There is variation within a species, creatures of the same species don't look exactly the same as each other.
- Variation is useful to help a species survive. If everyone was the same, what kills one person might kill everyone.
- Variation within a species can be inherited or caused by the environmental. Some people are born with 3 fingers (inherited variation) but others might lose fingers in an accident (environmental variation).
Examples of Inherited Variation
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