Natural Selection

Fill in the blank (spelling counts): _______________ refers to the process by which populations change over time.

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Change

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Fill in the blank: The practice by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on desired traits is called _____________.

• Artificial Selection

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Adaptation

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Fill in the blank (spelling counts): An inherited trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is an _______________.

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Artificial Selection

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Fill in the blank: Within a species there are naturally occurring differences, or ____________, in traits.

• Adaptations

• Variations

• Genes

• Alleles

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A change in genetic material is a __________. This could be an advantage or a disadvantage to the organism.

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

• Variations

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Which is not an example of an adaptation?

• A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.

• A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.

• A giraffes neck growing to be long enough to find food sources.

• A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• The animal can avoid predation.

• The animal can blend in with the environment.

• The animal can eat a variety of food sources.

• The animal can scratch its back with its beak

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Which scientist rode the HMS Beagle and observed the Galapagos islands leading to the theory of natural selection?

• Alfred Weginer

• Charles Darwin

• Einstein

• Ms. Saler

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What are the four components of natural selection?

• overproduction, genetic variation, selection, adaptation

• overproduction, traits, selection, adaptation

• underproduction, genetic variation, selection, adaptation

If two organisms have similar traits and DNA ,they probably share a common

• ancestor

• goal in life

• environment

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