Ameoba Sisters Natural Selection

What causes strep throat?

• Allergies

• Bacteria

• A fungus

• A virus

What are antibiotics designed to destroy?

• Eukaryote cells

• Prokaryote cells

• Human cells

• Virus cells

What is a concern mentioned about antibiotics?

• Availability

• Cost

• Taste

• Antibiotic resistance

What is an example of natural selection mentioned in the text?

• Frogs learning to jump higher

• Darker frogs having more offspring

• Frogs changing colors

• Frogs growing larger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What determines a frog's fitness in the biological sense?

• How loud they can croak

• How fast they can jump

• How many offspring they have

• How long they live

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What can cause variation in frogs?

• The weather

• Random mutations

• Their willpower

• Their diet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What trait might bacteria have that allows them to resist antibiotics?

• A stronger tail

• An enhanced cell wall

• Brighter colors

• Faster movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

How can bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?

• By changing color

• By growing larger

• By moving to a new area

• By passing on resistant genes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Why is it important to only take antibiotics for bacterial infections?

• To prevent antibiotic resistance

• Because they taste bad

• To avoid doctor visits

• To save money

What can vaccines protect you from?

• Hunger

• All diseases

• Serious bacterial infections

• Common colds