Natural Selection & Adaptation

Natural Selection & Adaptation

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Natural Selection & Adaptation

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Zach Amis

Used 15+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Natural selection only acts on traits that can be inherited.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Natural selection is the process that enables evolution.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

In a population of organisms, the fitter individuals leave behind more offspring than the weaker ones. This difference is essential for the process of natural selection.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Genetic changes over many generations of a population of organisms lead to biological diversity. How do adaptations relate to these changes?

Adaptations are traits resulting from these changes that better help the organisms to survive in their environment.

Adaptations are traits resulting from these changes that make it harder for the organisms to survive in their environment.

Adaptations are traits resulting from these changes that cause all of the organisms to die suddenly.

Adaptations are traits resulting from these changes that have no effect on how the organisms survive in their environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Natural selection favors..

organisms that survive long enough to reproduce.

organisms that have the longest lives.

only the strongest and fastest organisms.

organisms that conserve energy by not reproducing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following is true about natural selection?

Natural selection usually causes a species to change gradually.

Natural selection does not cause a species to change.

Natural selection is the only cause of changes in a species.

Natural selection usually causes a species to change suddenly.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following best describes how a species changes over time?

Members of a species that are best adapted to survive and members with unfavorable traits both produce the same number of offspring.

Diversity among members of the species causes all members to stop producing offspring.

Members of a species that are best adapted to survive produce offspring with similar characteristics, while members with unfavorable traits do not survive.

Members of a species with unfavorable traits produce offspring with similar characteristics, while members best adapted to survive do not reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

In order for natural selection to occur...

all of the organisms within a population must be exactly the same.

one population must become extinct so another can be created.

organisms within a population must have some genetic variation.

there must be more male organisms than female organisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4