Science-Evolution, Natural Selection, Adaptation Assessment

Which definition goes with Evolution.

• The long gradual change that an organism

  progresses through to become a new species.

• Traits that help an organism survive long

  enough to reproduce.

• Traits that an organism has that are

  controlled by genes passed on from parent to offspring.

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which definition describes Species?

• Individuals in a given species that have small and

  large differences that make them unique yet similar.

• The long gradual change that an organism

  progresses through to become a new species.

• A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

• The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution.

Which definition goes with Adaptations?

• Traits that an organism has that are controlled by genes passed on from parent to offspring.

• The long gradual change that an organism progresses through to become a new species.

• Traits that help an organism survive long enough to reproduce.

• All members of the Genus or species are gone from the Earth.

Which definition goes with Extinction?

• Traits that help an organism survive long enough to reproduce.

• Traits that an organism has that are controlled by genes passed on from parent to offspring.

• The long gradual change that an organism progresses through to become a new species.

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which definition goes with Characteristics?

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

• Traits that an organism has that are controlled by genes passed on from parent to offspring.

• The long gradual change that an organism progresses through to become a new species.

• Traits that help an organism survive long enough to reproduce.

Which definition describes Biodiversity?

• All of the living organisms that have

  adapted to live on the Earth.

• The long gradual change that an organism

  progresses through to become a new species.

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

• The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which definition describes Variation?

• A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding

• An individual plant; an individual animal; or

  a single-cell life form.

• Individuals in a given species that have small and

  large differences that make them unique yet similar.

• The belief that the universe and living

  organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which definition describes Organism?

• An individual plant; an individual animal; or

  a single-cell life form.

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

• Happens when DNA is damaged or change. It can have positive or negative affects on a population of organisms.

• The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which definition describes Creationism?

• Traits that help an organism survive long

  enough to reproduce.

• All of the living organisms that have

  adapted to live on the Earth.

• The belief that the universe and living

  organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution

• All members of the Genus or species are

  gone from the Earth.

What is an example of characteristics.

• Honest

• Helpful

• Brave

• Funny

• All of Above