Natural Selection

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

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adaptation

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How do you "win" at natural selection?

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survive & reproduce

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

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the best adapted

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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? Options: Dark moth, Light moth, Both will be equally successful, Neither will be successful

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Dark moth

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The differences between the wings of moths of the same species is an example of ________________

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Variation

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Which of the following explains adaptation?

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Beneficial traits allow organism to survive and pass on those traits

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When an environment changes faster than a species can adapt, the most likely outcome is...

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species extinction

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How does evolution work?

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small changes pass down through many generations

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Why are mutations important?

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genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

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What is another name for natural selection?

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survival of the fittest

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