Rock Pocket Mouse

What SELECTION PRESSURES are acting on the rock pocket mice in the Valley of Fire? 

• Visual predators like owls or coyotes

• An environment of golden sand or black rock

• Both visual predators and the surface color of the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

On black lava, light fur is a ________ trait for the rock pocket mouse.

• adaptive

• non-adaptive

• neutral (neither helpful nor harmful)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

While __________ is random, __________ is not.

• mutation; natural selection

• natural selection; mutation

• natural selection, variation

• variation, mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

How long is the typical Rock Pocket mouse

• 100 mm

• 100 cm

• 170 mm

• 170 cm

How much does the typical Rock Pocket mouse weigh?

• 18 g

• 17 g

• 16 g

• 15 g

Which desert can you find the Rock Pocket mouse?

• Gobi Desert

• Sonoran Desert

• Great Basin Desert

• Mohave Desert

Which visual shows the distribution of fur color traits you would expect Right AFTER the lava flow occurred?

• Dark fur would be most common, but there could be a few mutations.

• Golden would be most common, but there could be a dark mice due to mutations.

• Dark fur would be growing more common, and light fur would be growing less common.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which visual shows the distribution of fur color traits you would expect a year AFTER the lava?

• B

  Golden would still be most common, but there could be a few mutations.

• C

  Dark fur would be growing more common, and light fur would be growing less common.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the primary diet of the Rock Pocket Mouse?

• Seeds and vegetation

• Insects and small animals

• Fruits and nuts

• Fish and amphibians