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Natural Selection and Genetic Drift- Ratliff

Authored by beth howard

Biology

7th - 12th Grade

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Natural Selection and Genetic Drift- Ratliff
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations..

survive better in their environment
have higher fitness
pass down their traits more often
All of these are correct

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30 sec • 1 pt

Do populations "decide" to evolve and change?

Yes, they know they need to change to survive

No, they change because of natural selection

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because the organisms that have them are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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a rabbit that can easily out-compete other rabbits for food and that can produce many offspring has a high

life expectancy

mutation rate

fitness

adaptability

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The process by which populations slowly change over time is called__________

selective breeding
adaptation
sepeciation
evolution

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Genetic drift is more likely to happen in...

aquatic populations

small populations

terrestrial populations

older populations

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

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