WorksheetsAmplify Natural Selection
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
How would you describe the histogram above?
Most of the ostrilopes have no fur
Most of the ostrilopes have medium length fur
There is only one type of fur in this population
Most of the ostrilopes have thick fur
How would you describe the variation in this histogram?
There is high variation
There is no variation
There is low variation
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
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
Which of the following is a non-adaptive trait?
ostrilopes with thin fur a hot environment
ostrilopes with thick fur in a hot environment
ostrilopes with thick fur in a cold environment
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
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
Which of the following is an adaptive trait?
thornpalms with low water storage when there is medium rainfall
thornpalms with high water storage when there is medium rainfall
thornpalms with high water storage when there is low rainfall
thornpalms with high water storage when there is high rainfall
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
Why did the newts become poisonous?
they wanted to
they were attacked by another poisonous animal
snakes were introduced to their environment
they needed to protect themselves from predators
What is an adaptive trait?
a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment
a trait that makes it more likely to survive in an environment
a trait that will lead to extinction
a trait that will help a population reproduce
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 extinction
a trait that will help a population reproduce
