Evolution and Natural Selection
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where do the genes that determine an individual's traits come from?
An individual can be born with any genes, since genes are random.
Individuals grow genes specific to their environment.
Parents pass their genes down to their offspring
Parents choose which genes their offspring have when each individual is born
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NGSS.MS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why were the newts with the poison gene able to live longer than those newts without the poison gene?
the newts with the poison gene were able to live longer than the other newts
the newts with the poison live longer because they are able to reproduce more than the other newts
both claims are correct
neither claim is correct
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The poison of the newt was a(n) __________________________ against the snakes in the environment.
generation
distribution
non-adaptive trait
adaptive trait
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT an example of mutations allowing the population to survive the environmental change?
a mutation for fur to protect against a change in the temperature
a mutation in poison to protect against an increase of snakes in the environment
an organism continuing to express the same genes regardless of changes in the environment
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is an example of a non-adaptive trait of the newt population?
eye color of the newt
color of the newt's body for camouflage
poison of the newt to protect against predatory snakes
tough skin of the newt to protect against rocks
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Traits introduced by mutation will always become more common in a population
True
False
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The earliest whales looked more like __________________________
modern whales
tigers or even pigs
fish
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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