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Cluster 4 Day 1-Evolution and Natural Selection

Cluster 4 Day 1-Evolution and Natural Selection

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Science

8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-PS3-5

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Pete Gaebler

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15 Slides • 8 Questions

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Cluster 4 Day 1-Evolution and Natural Selection

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Multiple Choice

Charles ate a hamburger for lunch. Later that day, he ran 2 miles during football practice. Which of the following energy transformations occurred between lunchtime and the end of Charles’ run?

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Thermal energy was converted to kinetic energy.

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Kinetic energy was converted to chemical energy.

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Electrical energy was converted to thermal energy.

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Chemical energy was converted to mechanical energy.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes evolution?

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Organisms change very quickly, changing to have the characteristics they wish to have

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Organisms change slowly, over many generations

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Multiple Choice

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What do these fossils show about the modern horse and its ancestors?

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These fossils show that there were no similarities between the modern horse and its ancestors

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These fossils show that the modern horse shared many similar characteristics with its ancestors

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Multiple Choice

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Which of these pictures shows genetic variation?

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Picture 2

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Fill in the Blank

If species is not able to ___________quickly enough to environmental pressures, they will go extinct.

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Multiple Choice

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Why is there more brown bugs in generation 2?

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Because the white bugs were able to change to dark bugs so that the birds wouldn’t see them

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Because the dark bugs were able to survive and reproduce, passing their genetic traits to their offspring

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Open Ended

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From looking at the pictures, why is it so important for a species to have genetic variation?

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Multiple Choice

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The birds shown in the pictures live on different islands that are close together. These four bird species are closely related, and all of them share a common ancestor with a single species. What environmental factor is most likely to have caused this diversity of species?

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The same food source is available on each island

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When the ancestral species arrived at the different islands, there was only one food source available and no need for different beak shapes.

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There were different food sources available on each island, and different beak shapes evolved for the most efficient eating.

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The different shaped beaks are a random occurrence and are not affected by the surrounding environment

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