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Does fitness (as used in biology) and survival have the same meaning?

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Answer: The biological fitness of an organism is dependent on its ability to survive and reproduce in a given environment. A trait that increases ability to survive, but makes an individual sterile, decreases fitness because the organism cannot produce offspring to carry on the trait

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