Question

why is variation benefìcial for the species, but not nacessarily for the individual

Answer 1

♤ A species include large no. Of individuals of same kind. All the organisms of a species have similar body design and well adapted to the place.

♤ If there is a variation arise from the individual it might not be beneficial to it, even this variation may lead to the death of the individual.

♤ but the variation may be beneficial if the species faces a drastically altered condition.

♤ In this condition the population may wiped out completely but of some variation are there few individual can survive and thus variation is beneficial for the species.

Answer 2

Answer:

The reason why the variation is beneficial to the species than individuals is because sometimes the climatic changes have a drastic effect on the species which makes their survival difficult. For examples, if the temperature of the water body increases, then are might be certain species of microorganisms which might die. This may result in disturbance in the environment. So, variation is beneficial to species and not for the individuals.