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natural selection-evolution
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8th Grade
04/18/2013

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Who is the scientist who formulated the idea of evolution?
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Charles Darwin
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Where did Charles Darwin come up with most of his information to propose evolution?
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Galapagos Islands
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What is one animal Darwin studied to come up with his evolution theory?
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Finches
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What part of the finch did Darwin study to help him formulate the theory of evolution?
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Finches' beaks
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Darwin believed that organisms evolve by way of _____?
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natural selection
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The belief that organism's evolve in response to a changing environment is ____.
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natural selection
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A group of similar organisms which can breed and have offspring which can also breed and have offspring are _____.
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species
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If animals cannot evolve by natural selection fast enough, the animal species could die out or become _____.
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extinct
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The ability of an animal to blend into its environment is ____.
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camouflage
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The ability of an animal to copycat another animal for protection is _____.
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mimicry
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The ability of an animal to light up its body is called ___.
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bioluminescence
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The behavior of an animal sleeping in the day and being active at night to escape heat is ____.
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nocturnal
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The lowering of an animal's heart rate, metabolism, and breathing rate and being inactive for winter is _____.
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hibernation
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The behavior of lowering heart rate, metabolism, and breathing in order to eascape the heat and droughts of deserts is called _____.
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aestivation
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Structures that are very similar in different organisms are called _____.
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homologous structures
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