Question
Answer all Questions.
1. Natural selection causes changes in
A. individuals
B. genotypes
C. phenotypes
D. populations
2. Which statement is accurate about natural selection?
A. natural selection does not impact reproduction rates.
B. natural selection does not change the allels an organism has
C. natural selection cannot occur through mutations
D. natural selection cannot inactive genes
3. Which mutation scenario will always lead to natural selection?
A. a mutation causes a specific advantage within the population
B. a mutation causes a gene to become inactivated
C. a mutation causes an inactivated gene to be reactivated
D. a mutation causes a specific variation within the population
4. Consider the following scenario:
There are variations in the fur color of mice. Some mice have white fur. Some have dark fur. Foxes more easily catch mice with white fur.
What will likely be a consequence of this scenario?
A. brown fur will become predominant
B. white fur will become predominant
C. mice with white fur will be more likely to survive and reproduce.
D. mice with brown fur will be less likely to pass on their genetic information
5. What evolves during natural selection?
A. the proportion of different traits in a population
B. entire species
C. the phenotypes of individual organisms
D. inactivated genes
1. Natural selection causes changes in
A. individuals
B. genotypes
C. phenotypes
D. populations
2. Which statement is accurate about natural selection?
A. natural selection does not impact reproduction rates.
B. natural selection does not change the allels an organism has
C. natural selection cannot occur through mutations
D. natural selection cannot inactive genes
3. Which mutation scenario will always lead to natural selection?
A. a mutation causes a specific advantage within the population
B. a mutation causes a gene to become inactivated
C. a mutation causes an inactivated gene to be reactivated
D. a mutation causes a specific variation within the population
4. Consider the following scenario:
There are variations in the fur color of mice. Some mice have white fur. Some have dark fur. Foxes more easily catch mice with white fur.
What will likely be a consequence of this scenario?
A. brown fur will become predominant
B. white fur will become predominant
C. mice with white fur will be more likely to survive and reproduce.
D. mice with brown fur will be less likely to pass on their genetic information
5. What evolves during natural selection?
A. the proportion of different traits in a population
B. entire species
C. the phenotypes of individual organisms
D. inactivated genes
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to your questions:
1. Natural selection causes changes in
**D. populations**
2. Which statement is accurate about natural selection?
**B. natural selection does not change the alleles an organism has**
3. Which mutation scenario will always lead to natural selection?
**A. a mutation causes a specific advantage within the population**
4. Consider the following scenario:
There are variations in the fur color of mice. Some mice have white fur. Some have dark fur. Foxes more easily catch mice with white fur.
What will likely be a consequence of this scenario?
**A. brown fur will become predominant**
5. What evolves during natural selection?
**A. the proportion of different traits in a population**
1. Natural selection causes changes in
**D. populations**
2. Which statement is accurate about natural selection?
**B. natural selection does not change the alleles an organism has**
3. Which mutation scenario will always lead to natural selection?
**A. a mutation causes a specific advantage within the population**
4. Consider the following scenario:
There are variations in the fur color of mice. Some mice have white fur. Some have dark fur. Foxes more easily catch mice with white fur.
What will likely be a consequence of this scenario?
**A. brown fur will become predominant**
5. What evolves during natural selection?
**A. the proportion of different traits in a population**