NATURAL SELECTION

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

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Charles Darwin

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Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival.

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Adaptation

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When every organism of a species has died.

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Extinction

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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What was the name of the ship Darwin traveled the world on?

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HMS Beagle

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What are the most studied animals in the Galapagos? Options: Finches, Tortoises, Turtles, Lizards

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Finches

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

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What is changing over time according to the theory of evolution by natural selection?

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The inherited traits of a population.

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Mutations are a change in what?

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DNA