Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Evolution and Natural Selection ~ Misconception ENM035

Change occurs in the inherited characteristics of populations of organisms over time because organisms observe other more successful organisms and model their appearance or habits (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception ENM035 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (When inherited traits are favorable…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
EN029002	In a population of light and dark moths, if the number of dark trees for the moths to hide in suddenly increases, the number of dark moths will increase in each generation because more dark moths will survive and reproduce than light moths.	9%