NATURAL SELECTION

Worksheet by John Danaher
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Subjects
Science
Grades
7
Language
ENG
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NATURAL SELECTION NATURAL SELECTION PROCESS WHAT IS NATURAL SELECTION? WHAT ROLE DOES NATURAL SELECTION PLAY IN THE SURVIVAL OF AN ORGANISM? WHAT ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF NATURAL SELECTION? Natural Selection Game This activity will provide information that will assist in completing the assignment.Click on the “Natural Selection” tab first and read the article.Click on the “How to play” tab and read the directions.Click on the tab “Play Game” and play the game. CLICK HERE TO PLAY THE PEPPERED MOTH GAME Natural Selection and Adaptations Answer the following questions using the information learned from the Peppered Moth Game. 1. What did you notice about the moths that got nabbed first? 2. What was different about the survivors? When Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in the 1800s, he observed many types oforganisms that were similar but lived on different islands. The four species of mockingbirdsfound on the Galápagos Islands are shown below.Each species lives on a different island.These species are very similar, but the Hood mockingbird has a longer beak than the otherthree species.Which of the following best explains this difference? The Hood mockingbird needs a longer beak for defense against predators. The Hood mockingbird originated from a different type of bird than the other species. The Hood mockingbird’s longer beak is an adaptation to the food available in the bird’shabitat. The Hood mockingbird’s beak stretched to reach its food, and the longer beak was passeddown to its offspring.

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