Evolution/Rock Cycle/Weathering Review

A trait or change in lifestyle that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment

• adaptation

• evolution

• homologous

• vestigial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When HUMANS select or choose a plant or animal for breeding based on a desired trait

• natural selection

• artificial selection

Shows how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• homologous structures

• embryology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Parts of the body that are similar to other species because they have a common ancestor

• fossil record

• homologous structures

• embryology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Body part you have that is used to have a purpose but now has little or no function

• vestigial organ

• embryology

• homologous structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Scientist that contributed the most to our understanding of evolution

• Darwin

• Lamarck

Organisms with the best-suited adaptations for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not very well adapted

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• creationism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Organisms from the same species can vary in...

1) physical appearance

2) genetic makeup

• overproduction

• variation

• selection

• adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A trait that gives an organism an advantage in their particular environment

• overproduction

• adaptation

• selection

• variation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following would represent a sudden environmental change?

• Wildfire
• Global Warming
• Competition for food
• Desert encroachment 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2