Natural Selection Adaptations and Selective Breeding

Process by which organisms become better suited to survive in their environment

• Adaptation

• Dichotomous Key

• Geology

• Anatomy

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The process where organisms best fit for the environment are more likely to survive & reproduce

• Mutations

• Physiology

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

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Which environmental change would lead to the better survival of darker moths over lighter ones?

• Warmer weather causes tree leaves to grow quicker

• trees become covered in black ash from nearby factories

• Heavy rainfall caused trees to grow taller

• Disease killed off more than half the TREE population

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This adaptation allows birds to fly longer distances

• Heavy, thick bones

• Hollow Bones

• Large beaks

• Small nose

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"Survival of the fittest" describes which theory

• Natural selection

• Selective breeding

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

• Nature

• A human

• Mr. Holt

• The illuminati

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Darwin observed many finch species on the Galapagos Islands. To explain these observations, he proposed that each species evolved from the same common ancestor, which was a finch species that migrated to the islands from the mainland. What additional evidence did Darwin use to support his explanation?

• The finch species lived in different habitats on different islands, which isolated them from one another.

• The beaks of the finches were identical, allowing them to eat the same foods on any of the islands.

• The finch populations were very numerous, and different species often bred with one another.

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What did Darwin think was the cause for the adaptations of the finches on the different Galapagos Islands?

• Types of Food Sources

• Weather Conditions

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Deliberately breeding organisms to result in desired traits in plants or animals.

• Selective Breeding

• Natural Selection

• Physiology

• Adaptations

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Which of the following is an example of Selective Breeding?

• A dog choosing its own mate

• Crossing a grape and an apple to produce a grapple

• Poodles mating with Poodles

• evolution of a birds beak over many years