Evolution and Natural Selection Review

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Which law or theory describes the changes in organisms and species over time?

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Theory of Evolution

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Which coat pattern would be better adapted for life in the winter months of the snowy tundra?

Brown Coat

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White Coat

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Both Brown and White Coats

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White Coat

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Why do the Galapagos finches have different beak sizes and shapes?

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To take advantage of different types of food.

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How do root hairs help a plant grow and develop?

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Allows the plant to absorb more water from the soil.

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Term that describes a specially developed characteristic enabling an organism to live in a specific environment.

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adaptations

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Which natural process is responsible for the evolutionary changes that have led to increased size, strength, and speed in horses?

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natural selection

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What initial catastrophic event is most likely responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs?

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the impact of a large asteroid or comet hitting Earth's surface

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What type of adaptations did surviving organisms most likely possess during the Mesozoic Era when the climate changed from warm to very cold?

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plants with protective seed coverings and animals with constant internal body temperatures

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How would additional greenhouse gases from volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago contribute to mass extinctions?

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Increase in the temperature of the atmosphere

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An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

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adaptation