Natural Selection

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Which of these is a step in natural selection?

  • survival of the fittest
  • underpopulation (correct)
  • struggle for existence
  • variation

Which of these is a characteristic of fitness?

  • Higher reproductive rate means higher fitness.
  • Fitness is species-specific.
  • Fitness is environment-specific. (correct)
  • Fitness should be measured across several generations.

Ecology is the scientific study of ___ that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms.

  • statics
  • interactions
  • habitat
  • dynamics (correct)

Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?

<p>Fitness works on traits such as size and speed. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the Greek word root of Ecology, Oikos refers to

<p>household (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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