5.2 - Natural Selection and Speciation
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What is natural selection?
💡 Hint: Think about survival in changing environments.
Name one source of variation in a population.
💡 Hint: Consider how traits are passed down.
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What is natural selection?
💡 Hint: Consider what influences which individuals survive.
True or False: Allopatric speciation occurs with geographical isolation.
💡 Hint: Think about what 'allo' means.
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Consider a population of foxes in a snowy environment. If climate change reduces snowfall and more urban areas emerge, how might natural selection and speciation occur in this population?
💡 Hint: Think about how their environment is changing and what traits may be advantageous.
Develop a hypothesis about how a geographical barrier could lead to speciation in a species of lizards currently residing in a single habitat.
💡 Hint: Consider how isolation affects genetic diversity and adaptations.
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