Natural Selection

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Traits that help an organism survive in a specific environment.

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Adaptation

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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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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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To be able to eat the specific food that is available in the environment.

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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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All mutations and adaptations usually lead to what process?

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natural selection

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A theory that explains how life has changed over time.

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evolution

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

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No, they change because of natural selection

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

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Dark moth

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Why is the mouse population changing over time?

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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Why would a German Shepard probably not survive in the wild?

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The dog is a product of artificial selection and not adapted for the wild.