Adaptation, Natural & Artificial Selection

A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its habitat.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• selective breeding

• artificial selection

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an adaptation on the inside of an organism's body.

• external adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• internal adaptation

• structural adaptation

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an adaptation on the outside of an organism's body.

• external adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• internal adaptation

• structural adaptation

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a body part or structure that helps an organism survive

• external adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• internal adaptation

• structural adaptation

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Actions that an organism does that help it survive

• external adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• internal adaptation

• structural adaptation

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This process describes how individuals that have the best traits for their environment survive and reproduce, while individuals that are not fit for their environment die out.

• adaptations

• artificial selection

• natural selection

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this process describes how humans choose individuals to reproduce to get offspring with more desirable traits

• selective breeding / artificial selection

• natural selection

• adaptations

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The turtle that has the toughest shell survives longer and reproduces more than the turtle with the softer shell. This is ...

• natural selection

• selective breeding

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The rancher selects the fastest horses and has them reproduce. This is...

• natural selection

• selective breeding

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A salmon swims upstream to safer waters to breed. This is a _______ adaptation.

• structural

• behavioral

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