Evolution and Natural Selection

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What is natural selection?

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process in which helpful traits become more common over time

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Adaptations can be:

camouflage

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ability to survive cold weather

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hunting skills

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all of the above

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all of the above

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Differences in traits are called:

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genetic variations

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A species could go extinct if:

• food becomes more plentiful.
• members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.
• the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.
• there is less competition for resources.

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the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.

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Does natural selection occur during the lifetime of a single organism?

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False

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What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

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Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

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A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

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the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

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TRUE or FALSE: Natural selection will still occur if each individual has the same exact traits

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FALSE

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How do you "win" at natural selection?

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survive & reproduce

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist? Options: Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Steven Hawking, Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin