HHMI - The Biology of Skin Color questions with
verified answers
adaptation Ans✓✓✓the result of evolution; after environmental
selective pressures have acted on phenotypes over a long period of time
camouflage Ans✓✓✓when an organism blends in with its environment
for protection against predators
Children born to mothers with dark skin, living far from the equator.
Ans✓✓✓Who would you expect to be most at risk for developing the
bone disease rickets?
diversity Ans✓✓✓all of the different species of plants, animals, fungus,
bacteria on Earth
evolution Ans✓✓✓change in phenotype of a population over time due
to environmental selection pressures
False Ans✓✓✓Biologists classify specific forms of traits as good or
bad. For example, long tails would be classified as good and short tails
would be classified as bad.
fitness Ans✓✓✓ability of an organism to survive and reproduce by
creating LOTS of offspring
verified answers
adaptation Ans✓✓✓the result of evolution; after environmental
selective pressures have acted on phenotypes over a long period of time
camouflage Ans✓✓✓when an organism blends in with its environment
for protection against predators
Children born to mothers with dark skin, living far from the equator.
Ans✓✓✓Who would you expect to be most at risk for developing the
bone disease rickets?
diversity Ans✓✓✓all of the different species of plants, animals, fungus,
bacteria on Earth
evolution Ans✓✓✓change in phenotype of a population over time due
to environmental selection pressures
False Ans✓✓✓Biologists classify specific forms of traits as good or
bad. For example, long tails would be classified as good and short tails
would be classified as bad.
fitness Ans✓✓✓ability of an organism to survive and reproduce by
creating LOTS of offspring
