Sexual selection Notes Review

Sexual selection Notes Review

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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Sexual selection Notes Review

Sexual selection Notes Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Troy Morgan

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______________ is the tendency of beneficial traits to increase in frequency (be “selected”) in a population in response to their environment

Natural Selection

Evolution

Sexual Selection

Genetics

Survival

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____________ is a special case of natural selection in which the sexually selected traits (differences in behavior or coloration etc.) become more common over time even if it is harmful to the survival of the organism.

Natural Selection

Evolution

Sexual Selection

Genetics

Survival

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Organisms have ___________ reproductive success

the same

different

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Increased ability to _____________ is not the only driving force behind natural selection

survive

die

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Differential survival is not enough to drive population __________ over time

change

stabilization

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________________ is what determines traits that are passed on to future generations

Reproductive success

An adaptation

Speciation

An advantageous trait

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do we see bright colors in the sex of just one organism in some animals?

In order to attract a mate and reproduce

to scare off possible unwanted mates

To blend in with their environment

Because these animals are herbivores that eat bright colored food

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not an example of sexual selection?

The brightly colored feathers of male peacocks

Various birds that perform mating dances

The colors of some organisms that let them blend in with their environment (camouflage)

Big horns or antlers on some organisms

The bright colors of male guppies