Evolution and Natural Selection - Van Sickle

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

Albert Einstein

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Charles Darwin

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Charles Barkley

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Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

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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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The gradual change in species over time is...

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Evolution

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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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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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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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What is another name for natural selection? Options:

survival of the smartest

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survival of the fastest

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survival of the biggest

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survival of the fittest

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survival of the fittest

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What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

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They are both mammals

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Is a bird more closely related to a prosimian or to an amphibian?

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Birds are more closely related to prosimians because they have more in common.

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What type of structures are shown in picture? Options: Homologous, Analogous, Embryological, Vestigial

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Homologous