Exploring Spider Traits Through Natural Selection

What colors are Otis and Ruby primarily?

• Otis is brown and Ruby is yellow

• Otis is yellow and Ruby is brown

• Both Otis and Ruby are brown

• Both Otis and Ruby are yellow

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What trait does a lot of bristle indicate?

• Color intensity

• Strength

• Speed

• Aggressiveness

What shape are the protein molecules that lead to Otis's blue stripe?

• Square

• Rounded

• Pointy

• Hexagonal

What allele versions does Ruby have for her stripe color?

• T1 and T2

• T2 and T3

• T1 and T3

• T3 and T4

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What is the significance of alleles in determining spider traits?

• They have no significant role

• They determine the spider's size

• They determine the spider's web pattern

• They determine the spider's color traits

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What happens when Otis's gene is changed to T3?

• His stripe remains blue

• His stripe turns red

• His stripe turns green

• His stripe turns black

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What is the result of having both rounded and pointy protein molecules?

• Only black pigment

• Only blue pigment

• A mix of blue and black pigments

• No pigment

How do Otis and Ruby's offspring inherit their stripe colors?

• All offspring have blue stripes

• Offspring have green stripes

• Offspring have either blue or black stripes

• All offspring have black stripes

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What does the presence of two T2 alleles in an offspring indicate about its stripe color?

• The stripe is blue

• The stripe is black

• The stripe is red

• The stripe is yellow

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How are genes from parents passed to their offspring?

• Only from the father

• Only from the mother

• Equally from both parents

• Randomly

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