Natural Selection (Beak Battle, Types, and Influences)

What type of selection is depicted in the picture?

• stabilizing

• directional

• disruptive

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Label the three types of natural selection illustrated below:

• Directional

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• Stabilizing

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• Disruptive

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Occurs when individuals at the extremes of the range of characteristic are selected against. This means that the "average" individuals are selected for.

• Stabilizing Selection

• Directional Selection

• Disruptive Selection

• all of the choises

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the selection pressure favors the extreme phenotypes, dividing the population into 2 distinct groups

• directional selection

• stabilizing selection

• disruptive selection

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What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis

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Which scientist is known for his work that he did on the Galapagos Islands to develop his theory of natural selection?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Anton Van Leewenhoek

• Robert Brown

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What do we call a change in a species over time?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Environmental influences

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The surroundings and conditions in which an organism lives and operates.

• Evolution
• Population
• Environment
• Biological diversity

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4. When the industrial revolution started, the trees have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• White Moth

• Dark Moth

• Both are Equally Successful in this Environment

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Bacteria that are too large cannot obtain nutrients efficiently and bacteria that are too small cannot compete for those nutrients successfully. Medium sized bacteria are favored.

• directional selection

• stabilizing selection

• disruptive selection

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