Natural Selection
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Slide 1 - Slide
Match the keyword to the definition.
A group of organisms that can reproduce with another and produce fertile offspring.
Able to reproduce.
A quality or feature that makes an organism/group of organisms recognisable.
Differences in characteristics within or between species.
Fertile
Species
Variation
Characteristic
Slide 2 - Drag question
Sort the characteristics into their type of variation.
Inherited
Both
Environmental
Eye colour
Accent
Height
Pierced ears
Blood group
Skin colour
Slide 3 - Drag question
Give one adaptation of a tiger and explain how it helps the animal to survive.
Slide 4 - Open question
Slide 5 - Video
Slide 6 - Slide
Which mice are more likely to survive?
A
Dark colour
B
Light colour
Slide 7 - Quiz
Why do the dark coloured mice have an advantage?
Slide 8 - Open question
What type of variation is passed on to offspring?
A
Inherited
B
Environmental
C
Both
Slide 9 - Quiz
Why would natural selection not occur in a population made up of cloned individuals?
Slide 10 - Open question
The dodo is extinct. What does that mean?
Slide 11 - Open question
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Slide 15 - Video
Slide 16 - Slide
What could cause a species to become extinct?
What could cause a species to become extinct?
Slide 17 - Mind map
Slide 18 - Slide
What causes of extinction can you see here?
Slide 19 - Mind map
Which species is at greater risk of extinction?
