Natural Selection

When every organism of a given species has died

• Natural Selection
• Homeostasis
• Extinction
• Selective Breeding

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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?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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Change over time

• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis
• Evolution

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An error in DNA copying that results in a new trait

• Homeostasis
• Mutation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding

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What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis

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Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

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Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring

• Natural Selection
• Homeostasis
• Selective Breeding
• Extinction

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Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called a _________

• Mutation
• Adaptation
• Homeostasis
• Selection

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Which organism has an advantage in its environment?

• The fastest
• The strongest
• The best adapted
• The most tamed

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