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Natural Environmental Change Answers

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Which are examples of long-term environmental change? Check all that apply.

A
mountain building
B
ice ages
C
small asteroid and comet impacts
D
changes in solar energy reaching Earth
E
forest fires
F
flooding
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Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

Answers:
occurs when an entire species cannot adapt to a long-term environmental change.:Extinction
A population that cannot find food after a flood in the environment may in order to survive.:migrate
Over many generations, the build up of favorable adaptations in a population may lead to .:speciation
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Explain how a long-term environmental change can lead to the development of a new species.

Answer:

When a longterm environmental change occurs, certain individuals in a population will be better adapted for the new environment than others. These individuals will be more likely to survive and pass on their traits to their offspring. Over many generations, these favorable adaptations build up in a population. This may lead to speciation, which is the development of a new species.

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What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

A
When a long-term environmental change occurs, certain individuals in a population will be better adapted for the new environment than others.
B
These individuals will be more likely to survive and pass on their traits to their offspring.
C
Over many generations, these favorable adaptations build up in a population.
D
This may lead to speciation, which is the development of a new species.

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