Natural Selections

An inherited trait that helps a living thing survive in a specific environment is called a(n)

• Adaptation

• Competition

• Species

• Gene Flow

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Evolution means

• no living thing changes.

• things changed until humans formed.

• all living things change over time.

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Natural selection

• organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

• process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics

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"Survival of the fittest" describes which theory

• Natural selection

• Selective breeding

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The long and sharp beak of a woodpecker is an example of

• natural selection

• selective breeding

Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on.

• nature

• a human

• traits

• evolution

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Over time, honey suckle flowers develop a sweet smell to attract pollinators. This is an example of

• selective breeding

• extinction

• natural selection

• evolution

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What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

• Natural selection

• Selective breeding

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• The strongest

• The best adapted

• The fittest

• The most athletic

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Change over time

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Selective Breeding

• Homeostasis

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