Rock Pocket Mouse Video Questions
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
Rock Pocket Mouse Video Questions
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.”
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.”
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.
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?
Write analyze this activity by answering the following questions. Use correct vocabulary found in the word bank below.
1. Why did some members of this species not survive?
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?
4. What would happen to this species if the environment changed?
Can You Survive?
Write analyze this activity by answering the following questions. Use correct vocabulary found in the word bank below.
1. Why did some members of this species not survive?
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?
4. What would happen to this species if the environment changed?