Chapter 4 Terms Environmental Science

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Humans breed corn with specific characteristics.

• a. natural selection

• b. evolution

• c. artificial selection

• d. adaptation

• e. resistance

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Genetic characteristics of a population of deer change.

• a. natural selection

• b. evolution

• c. artificial selection

• d. adaptation

• e. resistance

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Insects eating crops are not killed by insecticide.

• a. natural selection

• b. evolution

• c. artificial selection

• d. adaptation

• e. resistance

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Thick fur keeps deer warm in cold environments.

• a. natural selection

• b. evolution

• c. artificial selection

• d. adaptation

• e. resistance

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More deer with thick fur survive.

• a. natural selection

• b. evolution

• c. artificial selection

• d. adaptation

• e. resistance

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Organisms can adapt

• a. to their physical surroundings.

• b. to other organisms.

• c. to selective breeding.

• d. Both a and b

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The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is

• a. artificial selection.

• b. coevolution.

• c. selective breeding.

• d. resistance.

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For evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is “naturally selected for” must

• a. live a long time

• b. leave the area.

• c. reproduce.

• d. coevolve.

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An organism is resistant to a chemical if it

• a. has a gene that protects it from the chemical.

• b. has been exposed to a small amount of the chemical over time.

• c. was not in the area where the chemical was applied.

• d. did not eat anything with the chemical on it.

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Some organisms are more likely to survive because they

• a. have certain physical traits.

• b. lack certain physical traits.

• c. have certain behaviors.

• d. All of the above

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