Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 1 - Biology and the Tree of Life - Review - Case Study - Page 15: 16

Answer

In biological contexts, "fitness" is defined as "an individual's ability to produce viable offspring".

Work Step by Step

Earlier in the textbook it is explained that, whilst "fitness" usually refers to an individual's health and well-being, in biological contexts it instead refers to "an individual's ability to prodce viable offspring". Indiviuals with high fitness are able to produce many viable offspring, which increases a species' chance of survival.
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