Natural Selection Flashcard Review

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Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.

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food

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If an organism can't adapt fast enough, this might happen.

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become extinct

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Mutations are a change in what? Options: DNA, tRNA, genotype, phenotype

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DNA

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What can happen to a species over time if some of the organisms have an advantage?

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The population will slowly increase

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist? Options: Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Steven Hawking, Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

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Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?

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It makes the moths harder to see.

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How does evolution work?

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small changes pass down through many generations

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations.

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Why is the mouse population changing over time?

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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