Question

matching
evolution key terms:

1. allele
2. survival of the fittest
3. frequency
4. charles darwin

matching
evolution key terms:

1. population
2. adaptation
3. variation
4. camouflage

a. organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more
likely to survive and reproduce, passing those advantageous genes to
the next generation.
b. a naturalist best known for developing the theory of evolution by
natural selection.
c. the rate at which an event/trait repeats.
d. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene. typically
represented with an uppercase or lowercase letter.
e. an adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings
to avoid predators and increase their chances of survival.
f. the differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
g. a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same
geographic area and can interbreed.
h. the process by which organisms change to survive in their
environment

Explanation:

• 9. Allele: A gene can have multiple forms, and an allele is one of those alternative forms. For example, for a gene related to eye - color, there can be alleles for blue, brown, etc. So it matches with D. One of two or more alternative forms of a gene. Typically represented with an uppercase or lowercase letter.
• 10. Survival of the Fittest: This concept is about organisms that are better adapted (fitter) to their environment being more likely to survive and reproduce. It is closely related to natural selection. So it matches with A. Organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those advantageous genes to the next generation.
• 11. Frequency: In genetics, allele frequency is the rate at which an allele (a form of a gene) occurs in a population. So it matches with C. The rate at which an event/trait repeats.
• 12. Charles Darwin: He is the naturalist best known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection. So it matches with B. A naturalist best known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
• 13. Population: A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same geographic area and can interbreed. So it matches with G. A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same geographic area and can interbreed.
• 14. Adaptation: An adaptation is a characteristic that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings (like camouflage) or avoid predators and increase its chances of survival. So it matches with E. An adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators and increase their chances of survival and F. The differences in traits among individuals of the same species (as adaptations can arise from variations in traits). But since the more specific match for adaptation is E (as it directly mentions the function of adaptation), we go with E.
• 15. Variation: Variation refers to the differences in traits among individuals of the same species. So it matches with F. The differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
• 16. Camouflage: Camouflage is an adaptation (a type of adaptation) that helps an organism blend into its environment. So it matches with E. An adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators and increase their chances of survival.

Answer:

1. D. One of two or more alternative forms of a gene. Typically represented with an uppercase or lowercase letter.
2. A. Organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those advantageous genes to the next generation.
3. C. The rate at which an event/trait repeats.
4. B. A naturalist best known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
5. G. A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same geographic area and can interbreed.
6. E. An adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators and increase their chances of survival.
7. F. The differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
8. E. An adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators and increase their chances of survival.