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
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Yellow toucan birds seek out one another to make babies together and tend to avoid the green toucan birds.
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
Gene flow
Mutation
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
During gestation (pregnancy), a developing male pig had a change in his genetic code. The result was that he was able to walk and do karate.
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
Mutation
Natural Selection
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Five hundred years after the deer had established a flourishing population in the park, a few of them venture back to their original woods and have babies with the deer there.
Genetic Drift
Mutations
Non-random mating
Gene flow
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Bats are common in Texas, especially in rocky regions. Bats with longer hang claws have demonstrated higher fitness because of their ability to cling to rock while resting.
Adaptation
Non-random mating
Gene Flow
Mutation
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Wolves from the Arizona mesa were transferred to the Colorado Rockies after a forest fire destroyed their habitat. They quickly became part of the local pack and had offspring.
Mutation
Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Gene Flow
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
7 Wild Mustangs were taken from the prairies of Iowa after a Texan Rancher purchased them and provided them with their own pasture. Those 7 Mustangs eventually became 122.
Genetic Drift (small popultaion)
Non-random mating
Gene flow
Mutations
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Logan was born with unique abilities for quick healing and awesome claws that stick out of his fingers.
Gene flow
Natural Selection
Mutation
Genetic Drift
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Two track stars fell in love and after marriage had 5 children that became record-setting athletes.
Non-random mating
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Mutation
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The chimpanzees have developed an ability to use simple tools, thanks to their opposable thumb. This has allowed them to thrive in their habitat.