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Natural Selection

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  • The evolution of two or more species from one ancestral species.
    Speciation
  • True or False: Some organisms were born with bright colors; these colors can help them attract a mate.
    True
  • True or False: Overproduction leads to a greater chance of survival
    True
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  • True or False: Adaptations are a choice and an organism can change when they want.
    False
  • Who discovered natural selection?
    Charles Darwin
  • A group of organisms so similar to each other that they can mate.
    Species
  • True or False: It takes many generations for an adaptation to spread through a population.
    True
  • What is this adaptation called?
    Hibernation
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  • The natural differences in a population.
    Variations
  • True or False: Adaptations can be physical or behavioral.
    True
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  • The popular phrase that refers to the process of natural selection.
    "Survival of the Fittest"
  • Organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more offspring, passing on their traits.
    Natural Selection
  • What is this adaptation called?
    Camouflage
  • What is this adaptation called?
    Mimicry
  • When a helpful mutation is passed on for many generations it is called...
    An adaptation
  • Something that affects an organism's ability to survive in a particular environment.
    Selective Pressure
  • True are False: Harmful mutations are easily passed onto offspring.
    False