Natural Selection

How would you describe the population shown in the histogram?

• The ostrilopes have thick fur

• The ostrilopes don't have a lot of fur

• the population has a lot of variation

• the population has no variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is an adaptive trait?

• yellow ostrilopes in a green environment with predators present

• yellow ostrilopes in a yellow environment with predators present

• multiple colors of ostrilopes in a yellow environment with predators present

• all of the ostrilopes dying off

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If this population is adaptive, after 50 years how will this population change if there is a lot of rainfall?

• the thornpalms will shift to store more water

• the thornpalms will die out

• the thornpalms will stay about the same

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If this population is adaptive, after 50 years how will this population change if there is little to no rainfall?

• the thornpalms will stay about the same

• the thornpalms will shift to store less water

• the thornpalms will shift to store more water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What would be something that would cause a population to be adaptive?

• a change in the climate/ weather

• predators

• low food supply

• high food supply

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why did the newts become poisonous?

• they wanted to

• they were attacked by another poisonous animal

• snakes were removed from their environment

• they needed to protect themselves from predators

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an adaptive trait?

• a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that makes it not likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that will lead to extinction

• a trait that will help a population reproduce and survive

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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What is an non-adaptive trait?

• a trait that makes it more likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that could lead to overpopulation

• a trait that will help a population reproduce

any difference between organisms of the same species

• adaptation

• camouflage

• selective breeding

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In a lighter environment, such as lighter tree trunks, will darker or lighter moths have a better chance at survival?

• Lighter moths have a better chance at survival.

• Darker moths have a better chance at survival.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4