Natural Selection and Adaptations

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What is migration?

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The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another.

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What is a habitat?

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The place or environment where an organism naturally lives.

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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 the term for organisms with the most beneficial traits surviving?

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Survival of the fittest.

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Who proposed the theory of evolution and survival of the fittest?

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Charles Darwin.

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What is natural selection?

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What are adaptations?

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Traits that enhance an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.

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What is the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem?

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A habitat is the specific environment where an organism lives, while an ecosystem includes all living and non-living things in a particular area.

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What role does variation play in natural selection?

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Variation provides the differences among individuals that can be acted upon by natural selection.

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What is the significance of genetic diversity?

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Genetic diversity increases the chances that some individuals will survive environmental changes.