FLASHCARDS: Natural Vs Artificial Selection

FLASHCARDS: Natural Vs Artificial Selection

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Tamicka Bonnick

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does natural selection mean?

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Back

organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the example of the Peppered Moth, what happened to the color of moths over time (after the start of the Industrial Revolution)?

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Back

More black moths than white moths appeared

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the example of the Peppered Moth, why did the population of moths change?

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Back

Predators were able to easily see their prey.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did the Peppered Moth population change color over time?

Back

natural selection

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the key factor that impacted the natural selection of the Peppered Moth?

Back

environmental factors

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image?

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The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does artificial selection (selective breeding) mean?

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Back

process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics

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