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Natural Selection - Guided Reading Worksheet

1: Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for? Charles Darwin was a scientist that people believed he invented evolution. He is really famous for being the first scientist to give a mechanism to explain what evolution is

2: What is evolution? Evolution is any change to the gene pool

3: What is the gene pool? What are alleles? A gene pool is a combination of all the genes in a population. Alleles are the different varieties of genes

3: What is natural selection? What does it mean to have high fitness? Natural selection is when you live or die based on the appearance you have. To have high "fitness" means you are able to survive and pass your genes on

4: How do we get new characteristics in organisms? We get new characteristics in organisms is through mutation

5: How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms? We can also get genetic variability from reproduction

6: Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection? The peppered moth has a dark characteristic appearance and has a light characteristic appearance. This is an example of natural selection because the light moths were able to camouflage naturally. However after the industrial revolution, due to the high coal output some aspects of the environment began to get darker behooving the darker moths. In certain areas

Yessica Pacheco where the light moths are able to camouflage those moths have a higher fitness. In areas where the dark moths are able to camouflage, those moths have higher fitness

7: What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? The equation is: p^2+2pq+q^2=1 DD Dd dd

8: What are adaptations? Adaptations are process. It could be a process the organisms are selected for

9: What is the best definition of natural selection? (Explain) The best definition for Natural Selection is differential, reproductive, success. This is the best definition because we are all a little a different . Each in our own ways which allows us to survive and pass those genes on (reproductive) (reproduce). These leads to adaptations which helps a specie survive (success)