Variation, Adaptation, and Mutations

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution

• Nucleotide 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 

• Variation 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection 

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The fur of the snowshoe rabbit changes to a lighter color in the winter. This allows the rabbit to blend in with its surroundings. This change is an example of:

• Adaptation

• Extinction

• Competition

• Succession

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Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.

• food

• water

• shrubs

• mates

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Match the following terms with their definitions

• Any variation that makes an organism better able to survive

• Evolution

• An inherited trait that makes and individual different

• Adaptation

• a change in a species DNA over time because of natural selection

• Variation

• A permanent change in the DNA

• Mutation

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In the phrase "survival of the fittest," the term "fittest" refers to:

• The best-adapted organisms

• The biggest organisms

• The smartest organisms

• The fastest organisms

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an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

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Differences in traits are called:

• natural selection

• genetic variations

• artificial selection

• adaptations

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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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Evolution typically happens...

• in a few weeks

• over millions of years

• never

• in 100 years