VA SOL Evolution
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Science
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8th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When organisms are better adapted to their environment, they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called ___.
natural selection
evolution of all species
selective breeding
cloning
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when all of the organisms of a species completely die out?
Extinction
Adaptation
Mutations
Fossilization
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the theory that evolution happens as a result of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Robert Hooke
Matthias Schleiden
James Watson
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a DNA sequence is copied, sometimes mistakes occur in the new strand of DNA. What do we call these mistakes?
Mutations
Transcription
Adaptations
Chargaff's rule
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is likely to happen if a mutation causes a favorable change in an organism, helping to increase its survival?
The mutation will be passed on to its offspring
The organism will not be accepted by members of its population
The mutation will disappear from the organism over time
The organism will die an early death due to genetic complications
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A slight change in a hawk's sight enables it to see and catch its prey easier and helps it to better survive than hawks without the change. This change is called a / an ___.
adaptation
adjustment
evolution
extinction
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the field mice that live in a field of light colored grass have tan fur. One of the mice is born with black fur. What could cause the black fur color?
mutation
selective breeding
adaptation
natural selection
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
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