Adaptations, Natural Selection and Selective Breeding

Actions that an organism does that help it survive

• external adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• internal adaptation

• structural adaptation

This process describes how individuals that have the best traits for their environment survive and reproduce, while individuals that are not fit for their environment die out.

• adaptations

• artificial selection

• natural selection

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this process describes how humans choose individuals to reproduce to get offspring with more desirable traits

• selective breeding / artificial selection

• natural selection

• adaptations

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The rancher selects the fastest horses and has them reproduce. This is...

• natural selection

• selective breeding

A salmon swims upstream to safer waters to breed. This is a _______ adaptation.

• structural

• behavioral

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A fish has gills for breathing underwater. This is a _____ adaptation.

• behavioral

• structural

A genetic trait or characteristic that may change over time, that allows an organism to better survive is called a _______

• Habitat

• Population

• Competition

• Adaptation

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All these birds are finches but they have developed different beaks due to the type of foods available to them, this is because of

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

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According to natural selection, which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the fastest organism

• the biggest organism

• the ones able to adapt

• the most domesticated organisms

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What process requires HUMANS to decide the best traits to breed for future generations?

• Selective Breeding

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Environmental changes

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