Trashketball!
1. A group of similar organisms that
can mate with each other and
produce fertile offspring…
A. populations
 B. species
 C. fossils
 D. organisms
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2. The preserved remains or traces of
an organism that lived in the past
A. species
 B. fossil
 C. ancestor
 D. extinct
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3. Trait that helps an organism survive
and reproduce
A. variation
 B. mutation
 C. adaptation
 D. species
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4. Well-tested concept that explains a
wide range of observations
A. Theory
 B. Hypothesis
 C. Law
 D. Evidence
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5. Process by which individuals that
are better adapted to the
environment are more likely to
survive and reproduce than others.
A. Evolution
 B. Speciation
 C. Overproduction
 D. Natural selection
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6. Species produce more offspring
than can possibly survive
A. Natural selection
 B. Overproduction
 C. Evolution
 D. Variation
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7. Any difference between individuals
of the same species
A. Adaptation
 B. Variation
 C. Differentiation
 D. Evolution
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8. Members of a species try to get
limited food and resources
A. selection
 B. competition
 C. natural selection
 D. predation
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9. Those with helpful traits survive to
the next generation
A. Adaptation
 B. Competition
 C. Variation
 D. Selection
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Last question:
10. Changes in a species over long
periods of time is called
A. adaptation
 B. evolution
 C. variation
 D. development
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Another Question:
How old will Miss Urbik be on
her birthday tomorrow?
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Hold up a number! 
Practice: What types of variations
do you see in the first picture?
What “selection” is going on?
Who is “most fit”?
An overview of natural selection
Mouse Lab Wrap-Up
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How did this lab show natural selection?
 What were the variations?
 What was the “selection”?
 Who was fit? Unfit?
 What change did you see in the population?
Teddy Graham Wrap-Up
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How did this lab show natural selection?
 What were the variations?
 What was the “selection”?
 Who was fit? Unfit?
 What change did you see in the population?