Rock Pocket Mouse Video Questions
Rock Pocket Mouse Video Questions
1.
Define “mutation.”
1.
Define “mutation.”
2.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “Mutations are caused by selective pressure in the environment.”
2.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “Mutations are caused by selective pressure in the environment.”
3.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “The same mutation could be advantageous in some environments but
harmful in others.”
3.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “The same mutation could be advantageous in some environments but
harmful in others.”
4.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “The appearance of dark-colored volcanic rock caused the mutation for
black fur to appear in the rock pocket mouse population.”
4.
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two
sentences: “The appearance of dark-colored volcanic rock caused the mutation for
black fur to appear in the rock pocket mouse population.”
5.
Why do the pocket mice in the dark lava environment have white underbellies?
5.
Why do the pocket mice in the dark lava environment have white underbellies?
6.
Explain how the environment plays a role in changing the frequency of a mutant
gene in a population.
6.
Explain how the environment plays a role in changing the frequency of a mutant
gene in a population.
7.
Near the end of the film, Dr. Sean B. Carroll states that “While mutation is random,
natural selection is not.” In your own words, explain how this is possible.
7.
Near the end of the film, Dr. Sean B. Carroll states that “While mutation is random,
natural selection is not.” In your own words, explain how this is possible.
Can You Survive?
Can You Survive?
Write analyze this activity by answering the following questions. Use
correct vocabulary found in the word bank below.
Write analyze this activity by answering the following questions. Use
correct vocabulary found in the word bank below.
Variation
Adaptation
Reproduction
Selection/Selected
Survival
Variation
Adaptation
Reproduction
Selection/Selected
Survival
1. Why did some members of this species not survive?
1. Why did some members of this species not survive?
2. What adaptations of different traits helped some members survive
while others did not?
2. What adaptations of different traits helped some members survive
while others did not?
3. Did all members without an adaptation die immediately? Why or why
not?
3. Did all members without an adaptation die immediately? Why or why
not?
4. What would happen to this species if the environment changed?
4. What would happen to this species if the environment changed?