Evolution and Natural Selection

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Who was the first naturalist to study evolution?

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Charles Darwin

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Process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than others.

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Natural selection

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This is a process in which organisms gradually change over time.

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Evolution

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This is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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Adaptation

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This is an ecological relationship in which two or more organisms depend on the same limited resource. Options: Adaptation, Competition, Evolution, Natural selection

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Competition

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The death of every member of a species.

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Extinction

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This is the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

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Fossil

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What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

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artificial selection

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Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? Options: People selectively breeding hamsters., Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides., Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics., Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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People selectively breeding hamsters.

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How did the environmental change during the Industrial Revolution affect peppered moths in Manchester, England?

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Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.