Natural Selection Bird Beak Lab

Natural Selection Video Review

As you go through this lesson, you will be watching short videos and then answering 2-3 questions about each video.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a change that Darwin observed in the finches of Galapagos Islands?

• Size of the Birds

• Beak Shapes

• Feet and talon (claw)sizes

• Number of feathers

Multiple Choice

What did Darwin think was the cause for the adaptations of the finches on the different Galapagos Islands?

• Types of Food Sources

• Weather Conditions

Multiple Choice

According to Darwin, giraffes developed long neck for what reason? (Choose 2 answers)

• To reach leaves high in trees

• to keep their heads above water.

• To be able to see predators.

Multiple Choice

A giraffe has 7 bones in its neck. This is the same as ____?

• elephant

• lion

• human

Multiple Choice

The peppered moth has ____ varieties.

• 4

• 3

• 2

Multiple Choice

What happened that made dark colored moth increase its chances of survival?

• Trees were cut down

• Trees were coated in soot (pollution)

• Tress lost all their leaves

Multiple Choice

What factor had an impact on which color of peppered Moth had a better chance of survival?

• Color of the tree bark

• Color of the leaves

• Season of the year