
Natural Selection Practice
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A certain species of freshwater frog varies in several characteristics. All have spots but the size and number of frogs vary. Males of the species vocalize loudly while females are silent. All the frogs eat insects but some frogs are more successful hunters. When the pond dries up some members of the species can survive without water by entering a state of inactivity, like sleep.
Which of these characteristics will more likely become more common in the population after the several years of very little rainfall?
All frogs will have more and larger spots
Females will also make sounds
Most frogs will be better at catching insects
More frogs will enter an inactive state
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plant species has evolved to contain a bad-tasting chemical. What is the most likely effect of this adaptation?
Animals are less likely to eat the plant
The plant begins to change colors after it is eaten
The chemical is used to aid in photosynthesis
Animals are more likely to eat the plant
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When organisms with the best adaptations survive and reproduce (and therefore pass their traits along to offspring), this is called:
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Finches on the Galapagos Islands all come from a common ancestor. Over millions of years, the beaks on the finches living on each island changed. Why did this happen?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
natural selection
mutation
camouflage
adaptation
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