Evolution and Natural Selection

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Who developed the theory of evolution?

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Darwin

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Who believed that traits acquired during an organism’s lifetime could be passed onto offspring?

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Lamarck

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The theory of evolution states that humans evolved directly from monkeys.

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False

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A(n) _____ is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

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adaptation

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A(n) _____ is a trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species.

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variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Immigration is when organisms move _____ a population.

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into

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Emigration is when organisms move _____ a population.

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out of

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What is relative dating?

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when you estimate a fossil’s age in sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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_____ is referred to as survival of the fittest.

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natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Most fossils are found in _____ rock.

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sedimentary