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Survival of the Sneakiest

After reading the cartoon Survival of the Sneakiest, answer the following questions with your group or partner.
1. Use the Word Wall, your textbook, or the cartoon and define the following terms:
natural selection
fitness
sexual selection
trait
2. Is the strongest, fastest, or most attractive organism always the most likely to ass genes to the next generation! "xlain
your answer by using the cartoon.



#. When it comes to crickets, what does fitness mean!



$. Is calling good or bad for a cricket%s fitness!



&. 'ive some examles of selection at work in this cricket story.



(. )ow does selection favor calling!



*. )ow does selection favor not calling!