Vocabulary - Mechanisms of Evolution

Vocabulary - Mechanisms of Evolution

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Vocabulary - Mechanisms of Evolution

Vocabulary - Mechanisms of Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Patty Kasulinous

Used 1+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often a variation of a trait is observed within a given population.

Gene Pool

Allele Frequency

Phenotype Frequency

Population Genetics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A measure of evolutionary change over time at the molecular level (DNA or RNA)

Gene Pool

Allele Frequency

Phenotype Frequency

Molecular Clock

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All the alleles in every organism's genome within a population in a given area. 

Gene Pool

Allele Frequency

Phenotype Frequency

Population Genetics

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A reproductive ability to pass on their genetic information on to the next generation.

Fitness

Adaptation

Evolution

Speciation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Process of a population (not an individual organism) adjusting to fit the changing environment or situation. 

Fitness

Adaptation

Evolution

Speciation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cumulative process of a many adaptations adding up over long period of time until the genome biological population changes to the point at which a new species is formed.  

Fitness

Adaptation

Evolution

Speciation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Survival of the best adapted individuals within a population.

Natural Selection

Genetic Drift

Gene Flow

Nonrandom Mating

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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