Natural Selection and Adaptation Concepts

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What idea made Charles Darwin famous?

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Natural Selection

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What is the name for the idea that organisms that are more fit for their environment create more offspring?

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Natural Selection (Survival of the fittest)

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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What is a specific characteristic of an individual organism called?

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Trait

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Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

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Natural Selection

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What is the process by which organisms change over time through variations and adaptations?

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Evolution

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What term describes the variety of different traits within a species?

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Variation

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What is the term for a change in a species over time due to environmental pressures?

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Adaptation

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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