Unit 5 Natural Selection Review

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What is the process of change over time in which species change and new species develop?

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Evolution

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Who was the first person to explain that natural selection causes evolution to happen within a population?

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Charles Darwin

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What is the process of a population's genes changing over time as a result of natural selection and genetic variation?

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Evolution

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How does natural selection lead to evolution?

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Best adapted members of a species survive to pass on beneficial traits.

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What term describes differences among individuals of a species?

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Variation

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What is natural selection?

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

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What is genetic variation?

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Differences in DNA among individuals, which can lead to different traits.

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What is adaptation?

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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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What is overproduction in the context of natural selection?

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The phenomenon where organisms produce more offspring than can survive.

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What role does competition play in natural selection?

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Organisms compete for limited resources, leading to survival of the fittest.