Darwin & Natural Selection

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What is another name for natural selection?

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survival of the fittest

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The idea that species that are most fit for their environment will survive and reproduce is known as?

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survival of the fittest

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How did Darwin refer to the natural phenomenon of evolution?

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descent with modification

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What did Charles Darwin believe about natural selection?

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Organisms with better traits for their environment will survive and reproduce.

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The gradual change in a species over time is also known as?

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evolution

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What is the process by which humans breed animals for specific traits?

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artificial selection

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What term describes the changes in a species that occur over generations?

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evolution

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What is the term for a trait that increases an organism's chance of survival?

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adaptation

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What is the concept that explains how species evolve through gradual changes?

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natural selection

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What is the term for the preserved remains of ancient organisms?

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fossils