Natural Selection Quiz

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Megan Hyden
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientists measured the spot size of guppies (small fish) in two different populations. Which population has more guppies with large spots?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Hummingbirds can have different beak lengths.
They use their beaks to reach to the nectar (their food) at the bottom of flowers. If their environment changes to have only long flowers, which of the following hummingbird populations will most likely survive?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Eider ducks live in the ocean and have a layer of warm feathers underneath their regular feathers. They can have feathers of different thicknesses.
These feathers help the ducks stay warm in cold water. How did the environment change between time 1 and time 2? How did the population change?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
There is a kind of snake that can be born with red, yellow, or green skin. Eagles hunt these snakes, but snakes that are the same color as their environment are harder for the eagles to see and catch. A population of snakes once lived in an environment where there was sand and dirt, but no grass. The environment changed so that green grasses and plants now grow there. Which population would most likely survive?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientists measured the height of the giraffes in two different populations. Which population has the largest number of tall giraffes?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Harbor seals live in northern oceans and have a layer of blubber (fat) that keeps them warm. Seals can have blubber of different thicknesses.
Seals with thicker blubber are more likely to stay warm and survive in cold ocean waters. If their environment changes to have warm water, which of the following seal populations will most likely survive?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Guppies are small fish that live in South American rivers. They can have different-sized spots on their bodies.
The river bottoms are covered in rocks. Guppies with spots that are the same size as the rocks on the bottom are harder for bigger fish to see and catch. How did the environment change between time 1 and time 2? How did the population change?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientists measured the spine size of a population of cactuses found in an area in 1970. They measured the spine size of the cactus population again in 2015. Which of the statements below best describes the difference in the cactuses at the two time points?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Tree squirrels can have different fur colors.
Squirrels live in forests where foxes also live. Foxes hunt squirrels for food. Squirrels that have fur that is the same color as the trees are harder for the foxes to see and catch. How did the environment change between time 1 and time 2? How did the population change?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientists measured the spot size of all the guppies (small fish) that lived in a river 40 years ago. They measured the spot size of the guppy population again last year. When was there more variation in the spot size of guppies in the river?
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