Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

No, they change because of natural selection

Yes, they know they need to change to survive

A fox with thicker fur than average would have a survival advantage over other foxes if:

The air temperature significantly decreases in winter.

There is more competition for food in the fox population.

A drought occurs, limiting the amount of water available.

A new disease appears that infects the foxes.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

To look different from other species.

To protect itself against predators.

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

both populations should stay the same

the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the organism knew it needed that trait, survives, and passes it on.

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Drawn observed several different types of finches. Why are there so many different types?

Finches live in different habitats and eat different types of food.

Finches live in different places, but eat the same food.

Finches live in the same place, but eat different types of food.

Finches are found all over the world.

The purpose of selective breeding is to

create animals with desirable traits

What did Darwin conclude about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

They evolved from a common ancestor on the main land

They evolved from many different types of birds

They all came from different countries and continents

They developed from other types of organisms

JMS natural selectio

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Biology, Science, Other Sciences

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6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

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26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does waterproof feathers help penguins survive in the Antarctic. (Choose all that apply)

Helps keep them warm and dry

Helps them blend in

Helps them swim in cold waters

Helps them see further in cold weather

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment.

Genetic Drift

Natural Selection

The Circle of Life

Mutations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.

Extinction

Speciation

Natural Selection

Artificial Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word describes the word "variation"?

Adaptations

Differences

Traits

Genetics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

evolution by natural selection

artificial selection

inbreeding

outbreeding

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A variation is . . .

when organisms have camouflage like spots or stripes

an organism from a different dimension

when you order different food than your friend

differences between organisms in the same species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

Albert Einstein

Charles Darwin

Charles Barkley

Isaac Newton

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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26 questions

How does waterproof feathers help penguins survive in the Antarctic. (Choose all that apply)

What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment.

Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.

Which word describes the word "variation"?

When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

A variation is . . .

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

A green rat snake that lives in the grass and a brown rat snake that lives in the desert is a form of ______________.

According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

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