Evolution and Natural Selection

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Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

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Charles Darwin

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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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To adjust to a changing environment

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Adapt

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Adapt

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change

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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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When an organism completely dies out, it is called...

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Extinction

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

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Adaptation

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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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