Natural Selection and Trait Changes

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"?

• Natural selection

• Speciation

• Evolution

• Fitness

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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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Which term means that only the best-suited organisms will survive and reproduce?

• Geographic isolation

• Extinction

• Natural selection

• Evolution

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

• Yes, they know they need to change to survive

• No, they change because of natural selection

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To develop or change gradually over time

• Adapt

• Directional Selection

• Natural Selection

• Evolve

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Which ***best*** explains the relationship between evolution and natural selection?

• Evolution causes natural selection.

• Evolution prevents natural selection.

• Natural selection prevents evolution.

• Natural selection is one aspect of evolution.

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Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

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The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Adaptive Trait

• Natural selection

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What animal is Darwin well known for studying?

• Finches

• Fishes

• Seagulls

• Butterflies

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Which of the following best explains the concept of 'survival of the fittest'?

• The strongest animals in a population are the only ones that survive.

• Individuals that are best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.

• Only the largest species survive in an ecosystem.

• Animals with the most aggressive behaviors dominate and survive.

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