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
1 minute
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
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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
4. 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
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Logan was born with unique abilities for quick healing and awesome claws that stick out of his fingers.