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What is variation

• Similarities among individuals in a population

• Differences among individuals in a population

• Variation is an illusion

• Variation is when individuals are identical to one another

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What is an adaptation

• A genetically inherited variation that helps an organism survive and reproduce in a particular environment

• An acquired characteristic that an organism develops during its lifetime that allows it to survive and reproduce better

• A harmful allele that is passed on to unfortunate individuals in a population

• A neutral trait that has no effect on survival in any environment

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Which of the following is NOT consistent with the concept of natural selection?

• More offspring are produced than can survive

• Individuals can change their genetic adaptations to better survive

• There is genetic variation in populations

• Organisms with good adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce

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What is fitness (in terms of evolution?)

• Being large and muscular is fitness

• An organism that is fit in an environment will be equally fit in any other environment

• The relative ability of an organism to survive and reproduce

• The ability to bench press at least 3 times your body weight

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Which of the following Snurfles would be the most fit

• A Snurfle that eats the most food but never reproduces

• A Snurfle that does not survive

• A Snurfle that eats less than others but also reproduces

• A Snurfle that beats up other Snurfles just to show its dominance

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