Biological Evolution - Unity and Diversity

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Science
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8th Grade
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Darrel Moyd
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which best describes the process of natural selection?
Survival of the fittest
Random mutation
Artificial selection
Genetic drift
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
An adaptation is a beneficial trait that allows an organism to survive. Why are adaptations important?
They help organisms find food.
They allow organisms to survive in their environment.
They make organisms more attractive.
They increase the size of organisms.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Organisms that likely have common ancestors are organized using which method?
Cladistics
Taxonomy
Ecology
Genetics
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How might natural selection occur?
Through random mutations
By survival of the fittest
Via genetic drift
Through artificial selection
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
On the Galapagos Islands, the beaks of the finches were observed to be shaped very different. What is the likely reason for this?
Natural selection due to different food sources
Random genetic mutations
Climate change
Human intervention
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientists think that dolphins and whales may have evolved from a common ancestor. What evidence supports this hypothesis?
They swim the same way.
They eat the same food.
They live in the same area of the ocean.
They have similar anatomies.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
In the winter, the fur of the arctic fox is white. In summer, the fur darkens to a reddish brown. What most likely causes the fur of the fox to change color?
the amount of sunlight present
the fox’s habitat
the fox’s genes
the fox’s age
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
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