Variation in Species

True or false: Individuals that have variations that best adapt them to their environments are most likely to survive and reproduce

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Why did the pepper moths in England turn brown from pale in 1900?

• Because the darker ones were more attractive to moths, so they reproduced more

• Because the white ones couldn't camouflage on people's clothes

• Because of the pollution during the industrial revolution. The pollution cause the pale lichens on trees to die of and turned the bark brown. The pale moths could not hid from predators on the dark bark.

• There is no reason for that to happen.

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______ ______ was the first person to suggest a way in which one species could change into another species.

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Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

• Isaac Newton

• Neil Armstrong

• Albert Eintstein

• Charles Darwin

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What did the theory of natural selection state?

• There is still no such thing as natural selection.

• applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to other forces of nature

• the individuals that are nest adapted to their environment are the ones that are most likely to pass on their features to the next generation

• Gravity is arbitrary and that affects the natural selection of people for certain occupations in which their is realiance for the whole society to function.

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Due to genetic inheritance, members of a species can be slightly different from another in their traits. This is known as...

• Variation

• Overproduction

• Competition

• Evolution

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The finches on the Galapagos island were similar in form except for variations of their beaks. Darwin observed that these variations were useful for:

• Attracting a mate.

• Gathering food.

• Defending territory.

• Building nests.

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When the environment changes more quickly than a species can adapt, the species may become:

• Cold

• Overdeveloped

• Overpopulated

• Extinct

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What theory proposes that organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• Acquired Characteristics

• Embryology

• Survival of the Smartest

• Natural Selection

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A fox with thicker fur than average would have a survival advantage over other foxes if:

• There is more competition for food in the fox population.

• The air temperature significantly decreases in winter.

• A drought occurs, limiting the amount of water available.

• A new disease appears that infects the foxes.

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