Biology- Evolution Review

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark moth

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Change over time

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Evolution

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

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species change over time

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The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

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variation

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Why were the beaks on Darwin's finches so Important?

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They show that the finches adapted to their environments. Their beak shape matched the food available on each island.

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Darwin wrote that the organisms best suited to their environments will...

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Increase in Number

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This is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

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Populations

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This is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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Adaptation

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This is an ecological relationship in which two or more organisms depend on the same limited resource.

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Competition