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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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The dominant trait is

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• Jolly green giant

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Natural selection can also be referred to as:

• Survival of the weakest
• Survival
• Survival of the fittest
• Artificial selection

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.
• variations.
• traits.
• theories.

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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An organism's physical appearance or visible traits

• fertilization
• genotype
• phenotype
• homozygous

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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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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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The process of natural selection leads to genetic change in a population.

Which factor causes the population to change in natural selection?

• Environmental conditions or challenges

• Individual choice

• Human intervention

• Migration over long distances

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This is an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species.

• Variation

• Mutation

• Punctuated Equilibrium

• Embryology

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