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Which of the following is part of the theory of natural selection?

• Individuals that acquire characteristics will pass those characteristics on to their offspring
• Most offspring of a species will survive to reproduce
• Individuals within the same population have identical traits
• Individuals that have favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

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Charles Darwin came up with this theory 

• Natural Selection
• Mutation

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Which of the following explains adaptation.

• An individual organism changes to meet its needs in the environment. These changes pass down to their offspring.
• The species as a whole changes their characteristics.
• Beneficial traits allow organism to survive and pass on those traits
• New characteristics arise in a species as needed.  If these traits are helpful, they are passed down.

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To breed a cow that produces a lot of milk a farmer would breed:

• Two cows that produce a lot of milk

• A cow and a bull that produce a lot of milk

• A cow who produces a lot of milk and a bull who's mother produced a lot of milk

• The biggest cow and the biggest bull

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

• Natural Selection

• Variation

• An acquired trait

• Extinction

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The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?

• The inherited traits of a population.

• The speed of a species

• Hair color and eye color

• Attractive features.

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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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If a new predator is introduced to an environment....

• the prey with unfavorable characteristics will move to a better environment

• the prey with favorable characteristics will survive and pass trait to future generations

• the prey with unfavorable characteristics will adapt and get the favorable characteristic

• the prey with unfavorable characteristics will survive for many generations and continue to reproduce

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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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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

• variation

• adaptation

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

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