Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Evolution and Natural Selection ~ Misconception ENM034

Change occurs in the inherited characteristics of a population of organisms over time because of the use or disuse of a particular characteristic (Bishop & Anderson, 1990).

Items that test for misconception ENM034 in this project (Evolution) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
EN026003	A population can differ from its ancestors because an environmental change could affect which individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce, based on which inherited traits they have.	47%
EN028003	If only large seeds are available, only the birds with large enough beaks will get enough food to survive and reproduce, and they will pass the trait of large beaks to the next generation.	0%