Amplify Natural Selection Test

Front

Which location has guppies with medium spot size as the adaptive trait?

Back

Population in Brazil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

What changed in the environment to cause evolution?

Back

The water temperature increased.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

Which location had short giraffes as the non-adaptive trait? Options: Population in Niger, Population in Somalia

Back

Population in Somalia

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

What change in the environment caused the evolution?

• The amount of large riverbed rocks increased.
• The amount of small riverbed rocks increased.
• The amount of riverbed rocks did not change.

Back

The amount of small riverbed rocks increased.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

How did the cactuses evolve from 1970 to 2015? Options: Medium spine size became an adaptive trait., Medium spine size became a non-adaptive trait., Small and large spine sizes became adaptive traits.

Back

Medium spine size became a non-adaptive trait.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

What change in the environment caused the evolution?

Back

The tree bark became black.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

True or false? Thick beaks are the non-adaptive trait in the population.

Back

False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

Which statement is correct about the evolution of guppies?

• Small spot size was the adaptive trait 40 years ago.
• Medium spot size was the non-adaptive trait last year.
• Guppies evolved from large to medium spot size over time.
• Guppies evolved from medium to large spot size over time.

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Guppies evolved from large to medium spot size over time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is the change in distribution of traits from the population at time 1 to the population at time 2? Options: Thin blubber increased., Thick blubber decreased., The distribution did not change., Thin blubber decreased and thick blubber increased.

Back

Thin blubber decreased and thick blubber increased.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

Why did the population evolve from medium to thick? Options: Medium is the adaptive trait, Thick is the non-adaptive trait, The environment became more cold, The environment became more hot.

Back

The environment became more cold.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4