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Biology Flashcards: Explain Adaptation Through Selection

Study Explain Adaptation Through Selection in Biology with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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What is differential reproduction?

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Individuals with certain traits leave more offspring than others. Key mechanism driving evolutionary change over time.

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In a forest moth population, wing color is heritable and varies from light to dark. After many years of air pollution, tree bark becomes darker. Birds more easily spot light moths on dark bark. Over many generations, dark moths become more common. Which choice best describes the selection process that led to this adaptation?
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