Natural Selection

Which organisms are most likely to survive? Options: the best adapted (best fit), the fastest, the strongest, the most domesticated (tamed)

• the best adapted (best fit)

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the most domesticated (tamed)

What is the process in which populations are changed over time?

• Revolution

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Mutation

Why are advantageous (better fit) traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• They are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• They are more attractive to mates.

• They are easier to acquire from the environment.

• They are less likely to mutate.

Predict which moth would increase in population over time: light colored, dark colored.

• light colored

• dark colored

• striped colored

• spotted colored

Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

• Yes, they consciously choose to evolve

• No, they change because of natural selection

• They evolve randomly without any influence

• They evolve based on environmental preferences

A slight difference in an inherited trait between individual members of the same species. (Example: Some rabbits have white fur and some have black fur.)

• variations

• mutations

• adaptations

• speciations

What is the best claim for this image? Options: The grey wolves are best adapted to the Arctic, The brown rabbits are best adapted to the Arctic., The white rabbits are best adapted to the Arctic.

• The grey wolves are best adapted to the Arctic

• The brown rabbits are best adapted to the Arctic

• The white rabbits are best adapted to the Arctic

• The black bears are best adapted to the Arctic.

Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA

• tRNA

• genotype

• phenotype

If Easter eggs were living species of organisms, their different colors would be considered:

• Mutations

• Variations

• Species

• Phenotypes

The passing of genetic traits (DNA) from parent to offspring is __________.

• Heredity

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Adaptation