Quiz about Phet Natural Selection

Question 1

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Accepted Answer

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 2

Drawn observed several different types of finches. Why are there so many different types?

Accepted Answer

Finches live in different habitats and eat different types of food

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Finches live in different places, but eat the same food.

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Finches live in the same place, but eat different types of food.

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Finches are found all over the world.

Question 3

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

Accepted Answer

Darwin

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Lamark

Question 4

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

Accepted Answer

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Question 5

What process is being shown in this image?

Accepted Answer

Natural Selection

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Variation

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Selective Breeding

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Homeostasis

Question 6

"Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring" is the definition of

Accepted Answer

Natural Selection

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Evolution

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Selective Breeding

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Artificial Selection

Question 7

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A mutation may result in a beneficial trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

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Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment

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An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

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Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

Question 8

The long and sharp beak of a woodpecker is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Natural Selection

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Selective Breeding

Question 9

Why is competition important for natural selection?

Accepted Answer

It shows which variations are more successful, allowing the organisms with those variations to survive.

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It causes organisms, regardless of which traits they have, to die out, reducing the population size.

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It causes organisms to get stronger due to having to outcompete other species.

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Competition is not important for natural selection.

Question 10

Where do adaptations come from?

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Both mutations and genetic recombination are sources of adaptation

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The individual organism decides to adapt

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Mutations that give an organism an advantage in its environment

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Genetic recombination during meiosis

Question 11

The more genetic variation a population has,

the more likely it is for some individuals to

Accepted Answer

survive

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evolve

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migrate

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mutate

Question 12

Why do frogs and other organism reproduce so many eggs or offspring?

Accepted Answer

the more offspring the more likely the offspring will survive

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so that their babies can have friends to play with

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the more offspring the less likely offspring will survive

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the more offspring the less competition

Question 13

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

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the best adapted

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the fastest

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the strongest

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the most domesticated (tamed)

Question 14

Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

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No, they change because of natural selection

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Yes, they know they need to change to survive

Question 15

Phet Natural Selection

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A) Natural selection leads to the survival of the fittest individuals.

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B) Natural selection is a process that occurs only in controlled environments.

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C) Natural selection is a random process with no specific direction.

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D) Natural selection is a process that eliminates all genetic variations.

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