Natural Selection Assessment

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Special skills which help an animal to survive and become better suited to its habitat.

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Adaptation

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a person who studies nature, especially plants and animals as they live in nature

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naturalist

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When humans breed certain plants and animals for certain genetic characteristics

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Selective Breeding

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When animals blend in with their surroundings, so they are not seen by other living things.

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camouflage

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• the differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species

•caused either by genetic differences or the effect of environmental factors

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Variation

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(1809-1882) was an English scientist who studied nature. He is known for his theory of evolution by natural selection.

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Charles Darwin

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The process where organisms with favorable traits are more likely to reproduce, passing on these traits to the next generation, allowing adaptation to the environment.

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Natural Selection

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When one living thing resembles a different kind of living thing to avoid being eaten or to help get food.

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Mimicry

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What is a trait?

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the quality or characteristic of an organism

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark moth