Natural Selection and Evolution

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Darwin theorized that organisms with traits that are best suited to their environment will ________________

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increase in number

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

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Adaptation

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Genetic differences between organisms of the same species is referred to as ______________

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Variation

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What is the advantage of Darwin's finches having different shaped beaks?

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To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

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What is another name for natural selection?

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survival of the fittest

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Predict which moth would be expected to increase in population: light or dark?

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dark

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An inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

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Adaptation

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Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

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Charles Darwin

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What is necessary for speciation to occur?

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isolation

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Which continent do scientists believe the human species started? Options:

Europe

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America

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Africa

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Asia

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Africa