Implicit in the phrase "imperfect reproduction" is the fact that it exists within some kind of environment, that this environment has some particular conditions, that reproduction requires certain things, that the organism requires energy, etc
OOMPAH!! (and that is all that your post requires as rebuttal)
281 posted on 02/17/2007 7:14:08 PM PST by AndrewC
(Duckpond, LLD, JSD (all honorary))