Living Environment Mutations

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+3
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How common are mutations for fur color among the rock pocket mice?
Rare. But the population of mice is so large that they appear in every generation.
Very rare. They only appear about once every 100 years.
Very common. Most mice are born with strange fur colors.
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When would a mutation for black fur be NON-ADAPTIVE?
If the mouse is born into the golden desert environment
If the mouse is born into the black lava environment
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Did dark mice from different lava flows always have the same genetic mutation?
Yes - there's only one kind of mutation that can result in dark fur.
No - different mutations appeared randomly, and the ones that resulted in dark fur became more common.
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What has caused the fur color traits of the rock pocket mice to change over time?
Individual mice changed their traits in order to survive.
Mice with light fur color moved to golden desert and mice with dark fur color moved to black lava rock.
Mice with that fur that matched their environment were more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to the next generation.
In order to survive, the mice passed on genes that allowed their offspring to blend into their environment.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Every mouse living on the black lava rock today has the black fur gene because...
The original black mouse survived longer and reproduced more, causing the trait to become more common over time.
Parent mice gave helpful genes to their offspring.
Brown and golden mice that lived on the black lava changed their genes to survive.
Black mice moved to the black lava where they could blend in.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
While __________ is random, __________ is not.
mutation; natural selection
natural selection; mutation
natural selection, variation
variation, mutation
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
A mutation may result in a beneficial trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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