Natural Selection Vocabulary
Authored by Becky Farmer
Biology
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of organisms that are similar and can reproduce among themselves is called a what?
group
species
adaptation
mammal
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who produced the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Gradual changes in a species over a long period of time is referred to as what?
evolution
species
variation
natural selection
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is it called when populations of organisms are separated physically by geographic barriers such as water or mountains?
extinction
endangerment
geographic isolation
natural selection
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Any trait that makes an organism different from the rest of its species is called what?
variation
mutation
adaptation
camouflage
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-3
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment is called?
species
extinction
adaptation
vestigial structures
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________ is a change in species in a smaller area, whereas ________________ is a change across the entire species.
differentiation/ speciation
speciation/ differentiation
macroevolution/ microevolution
microevolution/ macroevolution
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NGSS.HS-LS4-5
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