Natural and Artificial Selection

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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Dogs evolved from wolves as an example of....

• Artificial Selection (Selective Breeding)

• Natural Selection

• Mutations

• Extinction

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.
• To be able to eat the different food available

• To protect itself against predators.
• To protect itself against prey.

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What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.

• biological evolution

• evolution by natural selection

• Artificial Selection (selective breeding)

• inbreeding

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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What is an example of artificial selection?

• Letting dogs choose their own mate

• Letting plants pollinate on their own

• Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

1. Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:

• Dogs

• Panda bears

• Snakes

• Jellyfish

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Which statement is true comparing natural selection and artificial selection?

• In natural selection, traits benefit humans and in artificial selection, the traits benefit the species

• In natural selection, traits benefit the species and in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans

• In natural and artificial selection, the process takes hundreds of years to occur

• In natural and artificial selection, nature determines what traits will be passed down to offspring.

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The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection

• Takes hundreds of years

• Humans determine traits

• Nature determines traits

• Offspring are produced

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