Natural Selection Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 41711)


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A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment:
a) diversity
b) evolution
c) adaptation
d) mutation

The gradual change in species over time:
a) evolution
b) variation
c) adaptation
d) extinction

A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others that are not (survival of the fittest) is called:
a) adaptation
b) mutation
c) camouflage
d) natural selection

Who traveled to the Galapagos Islands and observed that finches on the different islands were similar to one another, yet very different depending on which island they lived on?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Rosalind Frankliln
d) Charles Watson

When a ________________________ is beneficial and helps an organism to survive in its environment , the organism has the opportunity to live longer, find a mate, and pass on its good traits to its offspring.
a) missing link
b) mutation
c) natural selection
d) fossil

All mutations are bad.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

An animal blending in with its background is an example of what type of camouflage?
a) disruptive color
b) stripes
c) mimicry
d) concealing

A tiger has what type of camouflage that helps it survive?
a) concealing
b) disruptive coloration
c) mimicry
d) spots

Any difference between organisms of the same species is called:
a) variation
b) adaptation
c) missing link
d) evolution

Extinction is the disappearance of some of the members of a species from Earth.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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