Evolution & Environment

A mutation, or genetic change, that helps an organism to survive in its environment

3.5 years of evolution has resulted in

Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring to warn the public about

A gene that has priority over a recessive (weaker) gene.

The theory: individuals with the most favorable characteristics are more likely to survive

What are some reasons that humans have increased the rate of extinction of many organisms?

If a population is said to be in serious decline, it is

How can an animal respond to environmental changes?

Organisms that might not immediately become sick from pesticides accumulating in their bodies:

During his studies on the Galapagos Islands, Darwin discovered variations in this creature:

The peppered moth evolved as a result of pollution from this:

The number of times greater a chemical is concentrated in an organism than its prey/food is....

A gradual build-up of a chemical in the living tissue of an organism is.....

The process of random mutation and natural selection through which living things change is....

The disappearance of a species or a population

This is another term for artificial selection:

Random (unpredictable) permanent changes in the genetic instructions for growing a living thing

A change that occurs in DNA sequence is a

An inherited feature of a living thing- helps it to survive and reproduce in its environment

DDT was first called a miracle substance, but later found to be very harmful to animals because