Evolution Pre/Post test

Select the prediction that scientists can make about the population of mice.

• More mice with light fur will survive on light soils.

• More mice with light fur will survive on dark soils

• More mice with dark fur will survive light soils.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Pick one correct statement that explains why these predictions can only be proven over a LONG period of time.

• Phenotypic changes in a population take a long time to appear.

• Seasonal changes on a population take a long time to have an effect.

• Habitat changes based on the change in fur colors take a long time to occur.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Pick one correct statement that explains why these predictions can only be proven over a LONG period of time.

• Seasonal changes on a population take a long time to have an effect.

• Genetic changes in a population take a long time to make a difference.

• Habitat changes based on the change in fur colors take a long time to occur.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Choose one correct answer.

• The ferns became extinct in a recent snowstorm.

• The fern fossil formed at a time when Antarctica was much warmer.

• The fern fossil formed when it was colder in Antarctica than it is today.

• Ancestors of these ferns are able to live in the current climate of Antarctica.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Select the prediction that scientists can make about the population of mice.

• More mice with dark fur will survive on light soils

• More mice with light fur will survive on dark soils

• More mice with dark fur will survive on dark soils.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Select the picture below that BEST represents the TWO parents most likely to survive AND the BEST final population after being exposed to pesticides.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What characteristic could provide a species with a better chance of surviving a drastic environmental change?

• a small population size

• a highly diversified gene pool

• specialized cells within the body

• many individuals with the recessive trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Based on this information, what is a valid conclusion about jackrabbit characteristics?

• A jackrabbit developed the trait of long hind legs as it grew older.

• The strongest jackrabbits in the population developed the trait of large ears.

• A jackrabbit's ears would grow shorter if it were released into a colder climate.

• A greater number of jackrabbits with long hind legs survived and had offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why are the offspring of this hydra identical to one another?

• They inherited genetic material from only one parent.

• They matured in the same environment as the parent.

• They experience the same pressure from predators.

• They developed in similar water temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Select the answer that best fits in the grey box and most accurately completes the sentence.

• All

• Half

• None

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