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10/6 Adaptations CFU AP

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Question 1
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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

For questions #2-4 use the scenario below to help answer. A biologist spent many years researching the rate of evolutionary change in the finch populations of a group of islands. It was determined that the average beak size (both length and mass) of finches in a certain population increased dramatically during an intense drought between 1981 and 1987. During the drought, there was a reduction in the number of plants producing thin-walled seeds.
Question 2
2.

Which of the following procedures was most likely followed to determine the change in beak size?

Question 3
3.

Which of the following statements might best explain the increase in average beak size in the finch population during the drought?

Question 4
4.

Which of the following best describes the mechanism behind the change in beak size in the finch population?

Question 5
5.

In the reading above, what is the meaning of the term "selective advantage"?

Question 6
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Explain what environmental factor influenced the change in color of the peppered moth.

Question 7
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Describe the trend of the peppered moth using the graph above.

Question 8
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Based on the graph above, in which year were both colored moths equal?