Unit 5 Vocabulary Terms

Natural Selection

• Natural selection is the process by which organisms choose their environment.
• Natural selection is the process by which organisms adapt to their environment through genetic engineering.
• Natural selection is the process by which organisms randomly evolve without any environmental influence.
• Natural selection is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than those that are less adapted.

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Adaptation

• Adaptation is the process by which an organism becomes better suited to a different environment over time.
• Adaptation is the process by which an organism becomes worse suited to its environment over time.
• Adaptation is the process by which an organism remains unchanged in its environment over time.
• Adaptation is the process by which an organism becomes better suited to its environment over time.

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Genetic Mutation

• Genetic mutations are changes in the DNA sequence that can lead to differences in traits or diseases.
• Genetic mutations have no impact on traits or diseases
• Genetic mutations occur only in plants
• Genetic mutations are always beneficial

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Evolution

• Evolution only occurs in plants, not animals.
• Evolution is a myth with no scientific evidence to support it.
• Evolution is the process of creating new species from scratch.
• Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the Earth.

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Population

• Total number of people living in a specific area.
• The average income of people in a specific area
• The total area of land in a specific region
• The number of animals in a specific area

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Genetic Variation

• Changes in body weight due to diet and exercise
• Differences in eye color within a family
• Differences in DNA sequences among individuals within a population
• Variation in hair color among different species

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Environmental Factors

• Analyze the impact of these factors on the current situation and consider how they can be mitigated or leveraged to achieve the desired outcome.
• Ignore the environmental factors as they are not relevant
• Blame the environmental factors for the current situation without analyzing their impact
• Assume the environmental factors will automatically lead to the desired outcome

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Fossil Record

• Fossil Record is a type of music genre
• Fossil Record refers to the study of modern animal behavior
• Fossil Record is a term used in computer programming
• Fossil Record is a collection of all known fossils and their placement in chronological order.

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Beneficial Trait

• Traits that help an organism survive and reproduce in their current environment

• A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

• Conditions in the environment that impact the survival of a species or population (temperature, water, food supply, etc…)

• The change in the inherited traits in a population over many generations

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Charles Darwin

• Charles Darwin was a German chemist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
• Charles Darwin was an American physicist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
• Charles Darwin was a French mathematician who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
• Charles Darwin was a British naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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