Natural and Artificial Selection

Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA

• phenotype

• genotype

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What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. 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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Dogs evolved from wolves as an example of....

• Selective Breeding

• Natural Selection

• Mutations

• Extinction

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.
• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
• To protect itself against predators.
• To protect itself against prey.

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The English naturalist that developed the theory of how evolution works.

• Charles Darwin
• Charles M. Schulz
• Charles Dickens
• Charles Norris

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What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.

• biological evolution

• evolution by natural selection

• selective breeding

• inbreeding

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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What is an example of artificial selection?

• Letting dogs choose their own mate

• Letting plants pollinate on their own

• Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

What is an example of artificial selection?

• Letting dogs choose their own mate

• Letting plants pollinate on their own

• Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle