Natural Selection

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the most domesticated (tamed)

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A species could go extinct if:

• food becomes more plentiful.

• members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.

• the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.

• there is less competition for resources.

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What type of environment do you think this data was collected from?

• forest with primarily white-bark trees

• forest with primarily dark-bark trees

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A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

• the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

• both populations should stay the same

• both populations will increase

• the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

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TRUE or FALSE: Natural selection will still occur if each individual has the same exact traits

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Steven Hawking

• Isaac Newton

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.

• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

• To protect itself against predators.

• To protect itself against prey.

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Adaptations can be:

• camouflage

• ability to survive cold weather

• hunting skills

• all of the above

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In a cold environment what would be some adaptive traits? Sellect all that apply.

• thick blubber

• thick fur

• thin fur

• strong muscles

What theory proposes that organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• Acquired Characteristics

• Embryology

• Survival of the Smartest

• Natural Selection

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