Natural Selection and Selective Breeding

On an island with a type of plant that produces large, hard seeds, which adaptation would be most beneficial for a finch?

• small beaks

• long beaks

• large beaks

• long legs

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Which of the following adaptations would most likely help a bird survive in a cold environment?

• Thin feathers

• Large wings

• Small feet

• Thick feathers

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In a forest ecosystem, which feature would be most advantageous for a predator bird hunting during the night?

• Brightly colored feathers

• Sharp talons

• Keen night vision

• Long beak

For a bird species that primarily feeds on nectar from flowers, which adaptation would be most beneficial?

• Short, strong beak

• Long, thin beak

• Webbed feet

• Large wings

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Artificial breeding / Selective Breeding is _______________________________

• the process in which inherited traits within a population change over time

• the process of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits

• the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce and less-adapted individuals do not

• not possible due to the complexity of DNA

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What is the process in which inherited traits within a population CHANGE over time?

• evolution

• selective breeding

• natural selection

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Which of the following statements is true about artificial selection?

• Breeders can choose which animals mate

• breeders can control what mutations will appear in the offspring

• neither answer is correct

Natural Selection results in ____________________.

• all harmful traits being eliminated from a population

• permanent traits

• a population that is adapted to an environment

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