Natural Selection and Adaptations

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What is adaptation?

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A characteristic or feature that increases an organism's ability to survive within a changing environment.

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What is Natural Selection?

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The process where better adapted organisms survive and pass their traits to offspring.

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What is an example of Natural Selection?

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A grizzly bear passing on traits that help it survive to its offspring.

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What does Natural Selection affect?

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All living things.

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What is an adaptation?

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A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment, like a giraffe's long neck.

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What is the role of variations in a species?

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Variations provide different traits that can be selected for or against in Natural Selection.

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What is the outcome of Natural Selection?

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The survival of the fittest, where the best-adapted organisms thrive.

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How does Natural Selection lead to evolution?

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It causes changes in the traits of a population over generations.

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What is an example of an adaptation in animals?

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Camouflage in chameleons to blend in with their environment.

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What is selective breeding?

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The process of breeding plants or animals for specific traits.