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Natural Selection Vocab.

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
relative success of an individual at surviving and reproducing in an environment
a)
evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
fitness
d)
population
e)
Allele
2.
different versions of the same gene
a)
evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
fitness
d)
population
e)
Allele
3.
localized group of individuals belonging to the same species
a)
evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
fitness
d)
population
e)
Allele
4.
having the same coloration or pattern as the environment
a)
mimicry
b)
species
c)
fitness
d)
mutations
e)
camouflage
5.
any change in genetics /DNA of an organism that leads to variation within a population
a)
mimicry
b)
species
c)
fitness
d)
mutations
e)
camouflage
6.
process of natural forces causing populations to change by favoring some variations over others
a)
speciation
b)
natural selection
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
adaptation
7.
process of forming a new species from an older one
a)
speciation
b)
natural selection
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
adaptation
8.
collection of all possible alleles in a population
a)
speciation
b)
natural selection
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
adaptation
9.
how often a gene is shows up within a population
a)
mimicry
b)
species
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
alleles
10.
adaptation in which one organism takes on the appearance of another organism.
a)
mimicry
b)
species
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
alleles
11.
a group of individuals that look alike and produce fertile offspring
a)
mimicry
b)
species
c)
frequency
d)
gene pool
e)
alleles
12.
Mutations can be helpful, harmful, or neutral and will introduce new variations into a population.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Populations as a whole will not evolve, but an individual can.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A mutation that results in a camouflaging fur color would increase the fitness of an individual and would increase in frequency within the population over time.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Overpopulation is one of the five requirements for natural selection.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Humans choosing which organisms to breed to obtain a desired outcome.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Species

d)

Mimicry

17.

Physical or behavioral traits that allow the individual to be more suited to live in a particular environment.

a)

Species

b)

Evolution

c)

Adaptation

d)

Frequency

18.

Process of long, slow change over time in a population.

a)

Mutation

b)

Camouflage

c)

Species

d)

Evolution

19.

A slight inheritable difference seen within a species.

a)

Variation

b)

Population

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Camouflage

20.

evolutionary force in which external agents affect an organism's ability to surevive in a given environment

a)

Survival

b)

Habitat

c)

Selective Pressure

d)

Phenotype

21.

area in which an organishm lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it

a)

Habitat

b)

Evolution

c)

Species

d)

Extinction

22.

Observable physical traits of an organism, which are dtermined by its genetic makeup

a)

Survival

b)

Abundance

c)

Fitness

d)

Phenotype

23.

term used to a species that has died out and has no living members

a)

Evolution

b)

Survival

c)

Extinction

d)

Abundance

24.

the continuation of life or existence

a)

Extinction

b)

Species

c)

Intermediate

d)

Survival

25.

a characteristic or trait that gives an organism or a genotype greater chances of surviving and reproduction that the available alternatives

a)

Species

b)

Advantageous Trait

c)

Extinction

d)

Population

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