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What is tusklessness?
When an elephant has its tusks taken away
When an elephant is born without tusks
When an elephant has tusks
When an elephant dies
What are tusks?
Long teeth that help elephants dig and fight
Long teeth that help elephants eat other animals
Long teeth that don't help elephants at all
Which is an example of a selective pressure?
Pressure for turtles to have longer necks so they can reach their food
Pressure for turtles to eat meat
Pressure for turtles to have shells
Pressure for turtles to be herbivores
What does survival of the fittest mean?
Animals with the most muscle live
Animals that live in groups live
Animals that are fit for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
Animals that workout are more likely to survive and reproduce
Which animal do you think would be the most fit for its enviornment?
A bunny with a broken leg
A giraffe with a very long neck in an area with high trees
A monkey that lives by itself
A desert jackrabbit that was moved to colorado
How does an elephant become tuskless?
It is killed
It is born without tusks
It decides not to have any tusks
They fall off at a certain age
Who do we get our genes (traits) from?
We make our own in our DNA
Our siblings
Our parents
We decide what our traits are
Why did the percentage of elephants that were tuskless increase over time?
More elephants decided to be tuskless
The tuskless elephants were able to reproduce and pass the trait down
More elephants had their tusks fall off
The tuskless elephants all died
Why is being tuskless an advantage?
Elephants don't need their tusks so it doesn't matter
There is no advantage to being tuskless
Elephants don't have to worry about brushing their teeth
Elephants won't be targeted by human poachers because they don't have ivory (tusks)
Why is being tuskless a disadvantage?
Elephants don't need their tusks so there is no disadvantage
Elephants won't be able to protect themselves without them
Elephants won't look cool without tusks
Elephants have to clean their tusks
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