WorksheetsThe Pocket Mouse
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
When and where did the lava flow occur?
South America; 1000 years ago
New Mexico; 1000 years ago
Arizona; 100 years ago
South America; 100 years ago
Why was the pocket mouse in danger after the lava flow?
The lava killed almost all of the mice; mates were hard to find
The mice couldn't camouflage themselves against the black lava
Food sources dropped due to the lava and they almost starved to death.
The lava destroyed their homes and they had no shelter.
What sense do the Pocket Mice predators depend upon to find the mice?
Hearing
Smell
Vision
How many of the Pocket mice are dark in color?
All
Many
Few
None
Which color rock do the mice prefer?
Light
Dark
Neither
Which color fur for the Pocket mouse is the mutation?
Dark
Light
Was 1000 years enough time for most of the Pocket mouse population to have dark fur?
Yes
No
Which process is random?
Mutations
Natural Selection
Both
Neither
What drove out the light colored fur Pocket mice?
The predators
The lava
The lack of food
The lack of shelter
Did the Pocket mice found on a different lava flow hundreds of miles away become dark furred for the same reasons as the ones previously studied?
Yes
No
Does the mutation that changes the color of the Pocket mice fur occur on the same gene of other Pocket mice far away?
Yes
No
Based on the video you just watched, overall, was the mutation for the Pocket mice species (harmful, beneficial, or neutral)?
Harmful
Beneficial
Neutral
Most likely, what probably would have happened to the Pocket mice if they did not have this dark color fur mutation?
They would have gone extinct.
They would have found a new place to live.
They would have developed another way to defend themselves.
They would have mutated to a smaller size so that they would not be seen.
