The process of natural selection is seen in every living organism on our planet, it is the driving force of evolution and is responsible for the multitudes of different life forms that exist. Plants are not excluded from this force. In order for populations to be affected by natural selection they require 4 conditions: reproduction, heredity, variation in characteristics, and variation of fitness (Endler 1986). Reproduction is the ability for an individual to generate offspring. This process can be either asexual or sexual in plants, but either way they are creating new generations. Heredity is the ability to pass on genetic information to the next generation. The genotypes that exist within DNA can eventually express themselves as a visible
