Evolution Introduction

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation

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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans
• mutations
• breeders
• environment

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.
• variations.
• traits.
• theories.

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A flamingo's beak is an example of ____________________.

• an adaptation

• a mutation

• inbreeding

• a genetic disease

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Explains an observation about the natural world.

• scientific theory

• scientific law

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Can be changed as new evidence is discovered.

• Scientific theories

• Scientific laws

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What makes an organism more "fit" than other organisms in its population?

• It can survive to produce more offspring than others

• It is bigger than the others

• It is able to mate more than others

• It is able to find more food than others

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What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis

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Where do adaptations come from?

• The individual organism decides to adapt
• Mutations that give an organism an advantage in its environment

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