Adaptation and Evolution

In the PHET simulation, what organism is used as a specimen to be observed?

• Bunny or Rabbit
• Grass

• Wolves

• Thorny plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What environment is shown in the simulation?

• Equatorial or tropical
• Polar Region

• Colder region

• Iceland

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What environment is shown in the simulation.

• Tropical region

• Arctic region or colder environment

• Desert

• wetland

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the dominant allele for fur color?

• Brown

• gray

• white fur

• chinchilla

What is the recessive allele for the type of the ear of the bunny?

• straight

• short

• curly

• Floppy

Which type of teeth is adapted to tough food?

• long teeth
• short

• decayed

• none

Which fur color is adapted to survive from wolves in this environment?

• brown fur bunny

• gray

• white fur bunny

• chinchilla

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which fur color could possibly survive from wolves in this environment?

• Brown fur bunny
• white fur bunny

• gray fur bunny

• chinchilla fur bunny

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the role of wolves, tough food, and limited food in the population of bunnies in the simulation?

• Limiting factors
• equalizer

• enhancer

• none

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Why does an organism needs to adapt to its changing environment such as the use of camouflage?

• To add beauty

• its just a style

• to attract other for a mate

• to survive from predators

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4