Unit 3 Test Review - Natural Selection

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The process by which an organism that is better adapted to its environment survives and reproduces

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Natural Selection

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Given the conditions shown, what is most likely to happen to the light-colored and dark-colored moth populations over time if the environment does not change?

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The light-colored moth population will decrease, and the dark-colored moth population will increase.

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A process to create an organism with desired traits by choosing the parents with those desired traits.

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Selective Breeding

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True or False - Increasing helpful traits in an organism is one way a breeder may use selective breeding.

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True

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How did the variation in dog breeds arise from wolves in a short period of time?

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Selective Breeding

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What selective breeding food crops might a farmer select?

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The plant that is most disease resistant.

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What is the advantage of having differently shaped beaks?

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

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed on to offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Why do frogs and other organisms produce so many eggs or offspring?

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The more offspring, the more likely the offspring will survive.

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An inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___ (Options: a mutation, an adaptation, evolution, natural selection).

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an adaptation