Evolution and Natural Selection

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Who developed the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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What is evolution?

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How different organisms developed from a common ancestor; change over time

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Does evolution describe a change in an individual or a population?

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Population

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Artificial Selection

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the selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific, desirable traits

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Which is an example of artificial selection?

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All of these are correct

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Natural Selection is...

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the process where individuals with traits that make them better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce

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Another name for natural selection is...

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survival of the fittest

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What is an example of natural selection?

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tortoise population that eats tall cacti develops longer necks over time

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A trait that allows some organisms to survive while others do not is a/an...

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adaptation

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Which is an example of an adaptation?

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All of these are correct