Natural selection

When an organism becomes more suited to its environment, it fits in better. It is more:

• species

• lifespan

• adapted

• mutation

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What does this image show?

• There is variation in populations - organisms aren't all the same!

• Mice have no predators

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What does this image show?

• Predators only eat white mice

• Organisms can live or die based on their traits

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In the image, green insects are camouflaged (they are the same color as their environment). They are:

• more likely to survive and reproduce

• less likely to survive and reproduce

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Which beetle will survive and reproduce better?

• the green beetle

• the brown beetle

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This image shows a "heritable trait," a trait that can be passed on to offspring.

• true

• false

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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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Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

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These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

• Natural Selection

• Variation

• Homeostasis

• Extinction

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Which of the following is the correct definition of natural selection?

• The idea that organisms less equipped for their environment tend to survive longer

• The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to survive longer and reproduce more

• The idea that organisms that are better adapted survive and reproduce better.

• None.

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