Natural selection

"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

• a) natural selection
• b) gravity
• c) heredity
• d) string theory

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because the trait is an acquired trait

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What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive  and reproduce?

• natural selection
• adaptation
• mutation
• genetic engineering

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

• a mutation
• an adaptation
• evolution
• natural selection

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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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Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on

• Nature
• A human
• Mr. Holt
• The illuminati

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Example: How does the lizard benefit from being blended into its sandy habitat?

• It makes the lizard harder to see.

• It makes the lizard harder to hear.

• It makes the lizard harder to touch.

• It makes the lizard harder to smell.

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