Evolution Vocab 1

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8th Grade
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Brendan Ross
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
adaptation
adapt
competition
biodiversity
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NGSS.MS-LS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
to adjust or change a population to better survive in a new environment. This happens over generations, and not to a single individual.
adaptation
adapt
competition
biodiversity
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources and to reproduce
adaptation
adapt
competition
biodiversity
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nonliving components of the environment
abiotic factors
biotic factors
analogous structures
homologous structures
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
living parts of an ecosystem
abiotic factors
biotic factors
analogous structures
homologous structures
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
event during which many species become extinct during a relatively short period of time due to large scale changes
mass extinction
extinction
natural selection
background extinction
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
when a species no longer has any known living individuals.
mass extinction
extinction
natural selection
background extinction
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
normal rate of extinction of species as a result of changes in local environmental conditions
mass extinction
extinction
natural selection
background extinction
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
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