Evolution and Natural Selection

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____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species. Options: natural selection, artificial selection, speciation, adaptation

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natural selection

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Which of the following means "change over time"? Options: natural selection, speciation, evolution, isolation

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evolution

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations

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___ are mistakes in the DNA that cause variation within a species. Options: mutations, adaptations, speciations, isolations

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mutations

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Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___?

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an adaptation

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Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive. This is commonly known as ___

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survival of the fittest

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed on to the offspring? Options: Because parents with those traits can teach their offspring, Because parents with those traits can survive and reproduce better, Because parents with those traits care more about their offspring

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Because parents with those traits can survive and reproduce better

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Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

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Charles Darwin

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The gradual change in species over time is...

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Evolution

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

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increase in number