Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (Original Project)
and key idea (When inherited traits are favorable…)
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EN021002
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When a change occurs in the environment, the individuals that have traits that are better suited for the changed environment would be more likely to survive and reproduce.
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EN026002
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A population can differ from its ancestors because an environmental change can affect which inherited traits are most helpful and, therefore, which individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce.
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EN028002
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If only large seeds are available, only the birds with large enough beaks will get enough food to survive and reproduce, and they will pass the trait of large beaks to the next generation.
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EN029002
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In a population of light and dark moths, if the number of dark trees for the moths to hide in suddenly increases, the number of dark moths will increase in each generation because more dark moths will survive and reproduce than light moths.
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EN033002
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If members of a species were moved to a new environment, many generations later their offspring would have both differences and similarities compared to the original population, because different traits are favorable in different environments.
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EN034002
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Some organisms survive and others die as the environment changes; this changes the percent of organisms with certain traits in that population.
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EN034003
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Some organisms survive and others die as the environment changes; this changes the proportion of organisms with certain traits in that population.
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EN043002
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Over thousands of years, there will be changes to the environment that could lead to changes in the traits of species.
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Evolution and Natural Selection