Amplify Natural Selection

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

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How would you describe the variation in this histogram?

• There is high variation

• There is no variation

• There is low 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

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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

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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

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Why did the newts become poisonous?

• they wanted to

• they were attacked by another poisonous animal

• snakes were removed from their environment

• they needed to protect themselves from predators

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What is an adaptive trait?

• a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that makes it not likely to survive in an environment

• a trait that will lead to extinction

• a trait that will help a population reproduce and survive

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In a lighter environment, such as lighter tree trunks, will darker or lighter moths have a better chance at survival?

• Lighter moths have a better chance at survival.

• Darker moths have a better chance at survival.

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

• Yes, they know they need to change to survive 

• No, they change because of natural selection

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What is a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment

• A non-adaptive trait

• A feature

• A trait

• An adaptive trait

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