Factors of Natural Selection

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

What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches living on the South American mainland?

A species of organism has survived in a mild enviornment for thousands of years. Suddenly, the climate becomes much colder. Which of the following traits might help the species to survive?

Which of the following is NOT a principle that Darwin identified to affect Natural Selection?

A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called —

The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called —

In what book did Darwin publish his main theories on evolutionary selection?

In 1835, Darwin studied variations in plants and animals on the Galapagos Islands. The islands are located off the coast of what major continent?