Natural Selection and Adaptation

David observed that ________ is the gradual process by which heritable traits become either more or less common in a population:

• Survival of the Fittest

• Adaptation

• Natural selection

• Artifical Intelligence

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In a desert environment, which organism had the favorable trait?

• Gray organism

• Brown organism

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In order for the brown organisms to survive up in the mountains, what would need to happen?

• They need to adapt and be faster at getting away

• There would need to be a mutation in their gene that causes their color to change gray.

• They would need to migrate and find an environment that helps them blend in.

• All of these options would benefit the brown organisms to survive longer.

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What is a key mechanism in evolution where organisms best suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce?

• Mutation

• Genetic drift

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

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Why is the continuous cycle of adaptation and survival of the fittest essential for the diversity of life on Earth?

• It ensures that only the strongest individuals survive

• It leads to the extinction of weaker species

• It allows for the development of new traits and species

• It prevents any changes in the environment

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How do species adapt to different environments?

• Through the process of adaptation

• By staying the same

• By evolving into a different species

• By hibernating

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Physical Adaptation

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(b) Behavioral Adaptation

• Fur color

• Migration

• camouflage

• Hibernation

• 20/20 Vision

• Building a nest

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What is the primary diet of Venus flytraps?

• Butterflies

• Beetles

• Flies

• Spiders and ants

Organize the physical adaptations and behavioral adaptations based on the video

Groups:

(a) Physical adaptation

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(b) Behavioral adaptation

• Red color inside the mouth

• Waiting 20 seconds to decide to close or stay open

• Pointed leaves that look like teeth

• A hindge that attaches two pads

• Eating bugs

• Trigger hairs

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How long does it take for the Venus flytrap to close its trap?

• 1 second

• 1 minute

• 100 milliseconds

• 10 milliseconds

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