Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Evolution

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What is this an example of? Options: diversity of species, variation, vestigial structures, DNA studies

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variation

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Predict which moth would increase in population: light, dark

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dark

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This scientist developed the theory of evolution as he studied the finches.

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Charles Darwin

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Tail bones on a human is an example of a

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vestigial structure.

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What is another name for natural selection?

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survival of the fittest

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Human arms and arms on an octopus are examples of

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analogous structures.

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Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of

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analogous structures.

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

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Natural Selection

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

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adaptation

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

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very similar DNA sequence