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What is the process of change by which species of organism change over time?

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Evolution

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Birds are eating all the green beetles. Because the brown beetles are surviving they reproduce more and make more brown beetles. This is called ___________

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Natural Selection

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Darwin wrote that the organisms best suited to their environments will...

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Increase in Number

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Which trait did Darwin pay most attention to about the finches in the Galapagos Islands? Options: Their Feathers, Their Horns, Their Size, Their Beak Shape

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Their Beak Shape

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Why were the beaks on Darwin's finches so important?

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They show that the finches adapted to their environments. Their beak shape matched the food available on each island.

Front

When the industrial revolution started, the trees have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark Moth

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Why could the same species of moth be two different colors?

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Their color was based on their DNA. Sometimes a mutation would cause the moth to be born with a different color.

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What can scientists infer if mosquito fossils are found in the bottom layer and beetle fossils in the top layer?

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Mosquitos are older fossils than beetles

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When scientists compare fossils to see about how old they are in a certain environment, this is called ____________.

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Relative Dating

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Darwin's ship was called ________

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HMS Beagle