Natural and Artificial Selection

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What is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

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Penguins huddling together for warmth.

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What are behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival called?

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Adaptation.

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What is a trait?

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A characteristic.

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What is the process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

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Survival of the Fittest.

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What is the term for where better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring?

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Natural Selection.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is artificial selection?

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The intentional breeding of organisms with desirable traits.

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What is adaptation in the context of evolution?

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A change in a species that makes it better suited to its environment.

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What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection?

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Natural selection occurs naturally, while artificial selection is human-directed.

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What is variation in a species?

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Differences in traits among individuals of the same species.

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