Natural Selection

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What is the term for the differences among individuals in a population?

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Variation

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What is the process called where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural Selection

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What is the term for the gradual change in traits of a population over generations?

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Evolution

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Which type of moth is more likely to survive in a soot-covered environment, a dark moth or a light moth?

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Dark moth

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Why are mutations important in the context of evolution?

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They bring about genetic variation needed for a population to evolve.

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What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to new traits?

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Mutation

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What is the concept that explains how species adapt to their environment over time?

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Natural Selection

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What is the role of genetic variation in the process of evolution?

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It provides the raw material for natural selection to act upon.

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What is the term for the process by which new species arise?

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Speciation

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How does natural selection lead to evolution?

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Natural selection favors individuals with advantageous traits, leading to changes in the population over time.