Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Evolution and Natural Selection ~ Misconception ENM028

All individuals within a population of organisms are the same. Differences among them are trivial and unimportant. All members of a population are nearly identical (Greene, 1990; Passmore & Stewart 2004; Anderson et al. 2002; Shtulman, 2006).

Items that test for misconception ENM028 in this project (Original Project) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EN023001	When a new predator is introduced into a population of lizards, the lizards with the traits that help them avoid the predator are more likely to survive and reproduce than the others.	15%
EN041002	Individual members of a species can vary in their ability to find food and to avoid predators.	12%
EN022002	If the type of seed available to a population of birds changes, the individual birds with the beak best equipped for eating the new type of seed are more likely to survive and reproduce than the others.	18%
EN021002	When a change occurs in the environment, the individuals that have traits that are better suited for the changed environment would be more likely to survive and reproduce.	18%
EN045002	Individuals of the same species may differ in their inherited traits, and these differences may affect their relative success in survival and reproduction.	17%
EN039002	Individual members of a species can vary in their ability to find food and to reproduce.	13%
EN034003	Some organisms survive and others die as the environment changes; this changes the proportion of organisms with certain traits in that population.	11%
EN034002	Some organisms survive and others die as the environment changes; this changes the percent of organisms with certain traits in that population.	9%
EN026002	A population can differ from its ancestors because an environmental change can affect which inherited traits are most helpful and, therefore, which individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce.	9%