Evolution and Natural Selection

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The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

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evolution

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Relative dating means...

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comparing two fossils and determining which is older

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True or False? In Natural selection an animal chooses to adapt in a single generation, and survives.

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false

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

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Extinction

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The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...

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fossils

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Which organism would be least likely to survive a migration? Options: A deer with an extra horn, A bird flying with a flock, A monarch butterfly with a damaged wing, A bison that joins a herd

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A monarch butterfly with a damaged wing

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Change over time

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Evolution

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Natural selection

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organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

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Selective breeding

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process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics

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"Survival of the fittest" describes which theory?

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Natural selection

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