Mechanism of Evolution

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the Vietnam war, U.S. soldiers had children with Vietnamese women. The gene pool of the Vietnamese population had new alleles added to it as a result.
Mutation
Natural Selection
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random Mating
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NGSS.HS-LS4-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Northern elephant seals have reduced genetic variation probably due to hunting done by humans in the 1890s. Their population was reduced to as few as 20 individuals at the end of the 19th century.
Mutation
Natural Selection
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random Mating
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A population of red and blue flowers grows in a greenhouse. A gardener is shopping for new flowers to add to the garden and picks two red flowers. The red flowers are transplanted to her garden. After a few seasons, the flowers have spread their seeds and occupy a large portion of the garden. They are all red.
Mutation
Natural Selection
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random Mating
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A few deer wander out of their native woods into a completely new park where no deer had ever been before. They go on to create an entirely new population.
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
Non-random mating
Mutation
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
___________ is the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change
Genetic drift
Gene flow
Mutation
Natural selection
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Darwin found the following finches on the Galapagos islands. What best describes why they have different beaks?
Genetic variation has made it possible for birds to feed on different forms of food due to their beak shape.
Genetic variation has made it possible for larger eyes on the birds to see.
Genetic variation has made it possible for the birds to camouflage themselves on the island.
Genetic has made it possible for the birds to feed at different times of the day due to competition.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The allele frequencies of the mouse population in the picture are changing over time. Which is true?
The population is evolving.
The population is not evolving.
The population will go extinct.
The population's genetic variation is increasing.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
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