What is a key factor in the rapid evolutionary changes observed in some species?

• Stable environments

• Technological advancements

• Rapidly changing climates

• Increased global travel

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Why have brown tawny owls become more prevalent in recent years?

• They are better hunters

• Increased predation on gray variants

• Because of less snowfall requiring less camouflage

• Due to fashion trends among owls

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Which species has adapted to warmer temperatures by spawning earlier?

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What is essential for the survival of many species facing climate change?

• Human intervention and ecosystem adaptation

• Undergoing physical changes only

• Moving to cooler climates

• Evolution alone

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What will happen if the organisms are unable to adapt quick enough?

• Go extinct

• Die

• Migrate

• nothing will happen

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Which color variation of the peppered moth had an initial advantage in natural environments?

• White with dark speckles

• Both had equal advantage

• Dark with light speckles

• Neither had an advantage

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What was a major factor that changed the survival advantage from light-colored moths to dark-colored moths?

• Climate change

• Deforestation

• Industrial Revolution

• Introduction of new predators

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How did the Industrial Revolution affect the trees and the moths?

• Moths learned to fly higher

• Trees grew taller

• Moths became larger

• Trees were covered in soot

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What led to the dark-colored moths becoming more common during the Industrial Revolution?

• They reproduced more

• They blended in with the soot-covered trees

• They were stronger

• They were faster

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After reducing air pollution, which moth color variation became more common again?

• Light-colored

• Dark-colored

• A new color variation emerged

• Both were equally common

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