Natural Selection

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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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Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival.

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Adaptation

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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What are the most studied animals in the Galapagos? Options: Finches, Tortoises, Turtles, Lizards

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Finches

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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

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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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Mutations are a change in what?

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DNA

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

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No, they change because of natural selection

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Almost all adaptations started off as?

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mutation

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What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

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adaptation