
Evolution of Complex Traits
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9th - 12th Grade
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Ethan Morris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main question that has puzzled scientists about the evolution of complex traits like eyes?
How eyes can evolve without any prior vision-related traits.
Why humans have two eyes instead of one.
Why some people are born with different eye colors.
How animals use their eyes to hunt.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the gradualism theory of evolution?
Traits do not change over time.
Traits develop gradually over long periods of time.
Traits develop suddenly due to major mutations.
Traits are inherited directly from parents without change.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the context of evolution, what is a 'key innovation'?
A trait that is only found in extinct species.
A trait that is inherited without any changes.
A trait that is common among all species.
A trait that provides a significant advantage and evolves suddenly.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the pitcher plant study reveal about the evolution of complex traits?
Traits evolved independently and then combined to form a new function.
Traits evolved simultaneously in all species.
Traits evolved due to a single genetic mutation.
Traits did not evolve at all.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the pitcher plants' springboard trapping mechanism evolve according to the study?
Through human intervention.
By traits evolving independently and then coming together.
Through a single mutation that created all necessary traits.
By copying traits from other plants.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the focus of the marine snail study?
The evolution of live birth in marine snails.
The diet of marine snails.
The habitat preferences of marine snails.
The shell color variations in marine snails.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did researchers find about the genetic evolution of live birth in marine snails?
It was a gradual process over 100,000 years.
It was caused by environmental changes.
It occurred suddenly due to a major mutation.
It was identical in all snail species.
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