Survival of the Sneakiest Comic Questions
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Name: Date: Period: Day: Survival of the Sneakiest After reading the c artoon “Survival of the Sneakiest”, answer th e following questions w ith your group or partner . 1. Use the Wo rd Wa ll, your textbook, or the cartoon and define the following terms: natural selection fitness sexual selection trait 2. Is the strongest, fastest, or most a ttractive orga nism always the most likely to ass genes to the ne xt generation! "xlain your answer by using the cartoon. #. When it comes to crick ets, what does fitness mean! $. Is calling good or bad for a cricket%s fitness!
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Name:
Date:
Period:
Day:
Survival of the Sneakiest
After reading the cartoon Survival of the Sneakiest, answer the following questions with your group or partner.
1. Use the Word Wall, your textbook, or the cartoon and define the following terms:
natural selection
fitness
sexual selection
trait
2. Is the strongest, fastest, or most attractive organism always the most likely to pass genes to the next generation? Explain your answer by using the cartoon.
3. When it comes to crickets, what does fitness mean?
4. Is calling good or bad for a crickets fitness?
5. Give some examples of selection at work in this cricket story.
6. How does selection favor calling?
7. How does selection favor not calling?
