Evolution and Natural Selection

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The gradual change in species over time is...

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Evolution

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

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increase in number

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What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

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Their beaks

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? Options: Evolution, Variation, Adaptation, Natural Selection

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Natural Selection

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Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

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Variation

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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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The struggle for existence against other members of an organism's species is

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Competition

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Remains of ancient organisms are called

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Fossils

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A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):

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scientific theory

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Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin