Natural Selection Vocabulary

Which statement is correct about the evolution of guppies?

• Small spot size was the adaptive trait 40 years ago.

• Medium spot size was the non-adaptive trait last year.

• Guppies evolved from large to medium spot size over time.

• Guppies evolved from medium to large spot size over time.

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What is the change in distribution of traits from the population at time 1 to the population at time 2?

• Thin blubber increased.

• Thick blubber decreased.

• The distribution did not change.

• Thin blubber decreased and thick blubber increased.

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What change in the environment caused the evolution?

• The amount of large riverbed rocks increased.

• The amount of small riverbed rocks increased.

• The amount of riverbed rocks did not change.

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True or false? Thick beaks are the non-adaptive trait in the population.

• True

• False

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a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment.

• Adaptive Trait

• Nonadaptive trait

• population

• Genergation

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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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Which term describes the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

• Speciation

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What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence that affects genetic information?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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Which of the following is an example of an adaptive trait?

• Camouflage in a chameleon

• A broken wing in a bird

• A scar on a lion

• A missing fin in a fish

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What is the role of genetic variation in natural selection?

• It provides the raw material for evolution.

• It decreases the chances of survival.

• It has no effect on evolution.

• It prevents adaptation.

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