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Natural Selection 1. The number of prey decreases whilst the number of predators remains constant however, there might be an increase in the population of the fittest predator even though the total number would not change. In addition to that each predator has different capabilities and those capabilities allow them to survive much better than the other predators, for example the hands were the fittest because they were equipped with the best tools for gathering food, whilst the clothes pegs were the least effective. 2. Predators are predators because they are physically more fit or advantaged than those on who they prey. The predator's phenotypes allow them to survive much better than the prey because they can overpower the prey. However the preys also have their own phenotypic capabilities which enable them to survive by feeding on other organisms, where they become predators momentarily. 3. The variety of predators creates...

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