Original Project
Evolution and Natural Selection
Environmental conditions have changed in the past and continue to change today.
Item EN018002: The environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, and they are changing now.
What is TRUE about environmental conditions on earth?
- Environmental conditions on earth have always been the same, except for minor changes from year to year.
- Environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, but they are not changing now.
- Environmental conditions on earth stayed the same in the past, but they are changing now.
- Environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, and they are changing now.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3282 | 4661 | 70% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 1917 | 2886 | 66% |
| 9–12 | 1365 | 1775 | 77% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1476 | 2207 | 67% |
| Female | 1741 | 2362 | 74% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 2964 | 4155 | 71% |
| Other | 233 | 386 | 60% |
- Notes
- "Changing environmental conditions" is an important idea in LS4.C, especially the effect that changing environmental conditions has on the continuous process of adaptation by natural selection.