Natural Selection Sandbox

Observe how traits evolve in a population under environmental pressure.

Evolution Process

Core Question

To demonstrate the process of natural selection by observing how environmental pressure favors certain variations, leading to adaptation over generations.

Observing Evolution

  1. 1

    Initialize a population with varied movement speeds (represented by colors).

  2. 2

    Run the simulation and observe how creatures move.

  3. 3

    Click 'Next Generation' to apply selection pressure. Slower creatures are more likely to be eliminated.

  4. 4

    Observe how the survivors reproduce and pass on their traits with random mutations.

  5. 5

    Repeat for several generations and track the 'Average Speed' in the Results tab.