Biology Remediation Evolution and Natural Selection Review

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Father of Evolution

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Charles Darwin

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Evolution is defined as a(n)

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Theory that organisms have changed gradually over a long period of time to form new organisms

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Natural Selection is the idea that

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Organisms better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce

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An adaptation is

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Any physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism to better survive

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Mutations are

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Mistakes in the genetic code

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Mimicry is

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When an organism looks very similar in physical resemblance to other objects

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An example of high fitness (the ability to survive and reproduce) is:
- A man with 1 child and 10 grandchildren
- A man with 10 children and 80 grandchildren

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A man with 10 children and 80 grandchildren

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Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.

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Favorable

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The process in which an animal cannot reproduce any more and dies out is known as _________________________.

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Extinction

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When there is a difference in population based on genes, it is said to be a _______________.

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Genetic Variation