Natural Selection & Adaptations

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist? Options: Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Steven Hawking, Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations.

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A change in DNA.

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Mutation

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

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increase in number

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Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

• People selectively breeding hamsters.
• Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
• Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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People selectively breeding hamsters.

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What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

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Their beaks

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How did the environmental change during the Industrial Revolution affect peppered moths in Manchester, England?

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Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

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adaptation

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What is this an example of?
Options: diversity of species, variation, vestigial structures, DNA studies

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variation