Natural Selection and Evolution Concepts

What is natural selection?

• A process where species adapt to their environments

• A type of weather pattern

• A method of planting trees

• A process where humans select traits

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Who wrote 'On the Origin of Species'?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

What can mutations in genes lead to?

• No changes in a population

• Immediate extinction

• New, advantageous traits

• Only harmful traits

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What is artificial selection?

• Selection by animals

• Selection by natural forces

• Selection controlled by humans

• Random selection of traits

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What is one cause of species extinction today?

• Too much rain

• Lack of sunlight

• Overhunting by humans

• Natural selection

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