Natural Selection Review

Both moths pictured are part of the same species. Which moth has higher fitness in this environment and why?

• The light colored moth because it stands out

• The light colored moth because it is bigger

• The dark colored moth because it blends in

• The dark colored moth because they are more intelligent

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The graph shows the change in percentages of grey prey in a population over time. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?

• Grey prey had a high fitness in the desert sand environment

• Grey prey had a high fitness in the mountain rock environment

• There was an increase in mutations in the population

• There was an increase in variation in the population

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What does "fitness" mean in evolutionary biology?

• How fast an organism can run

• How well an organism can survive and reproduce

• That an organism is strong

• The different traits in a population

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The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics.

• selective breeding

• camouflage

• variations

• natural selection

Characteristics of a species that enable it to survive.

• adaptations

• selective breeding

• artificial selection

• ancestor

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Slight differences in the appearance of individual members of a species.

• variations

• naturalist

• adaptations

• mimicry

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An adaptation that involves the way an organism behaves.

• behavioral adaptation

• structural adaptation

• functional adaptation

• natural adaptation

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An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• functional adaptation

• selective breeding

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An adaptation that involves color, shape, and other physical characteristics.

• behavioral adaptation

• structural adaptation

• functional adaptation

• natural selection

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The resemblance of one species to another species.

• mimicry

• camouflage

• artificial selection

• selective breeding

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