Natural Selection

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Biology
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following must be present for natural selection to occur?
Genetic variation of traits
Small population size
Genetic similarities in a population
Variation in the number of species present
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is natural selection?
Inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival
Organisms well-suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
A growing population causes a scarcity of resources
Differences in the DNA sequence of individuals
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Characteristics that an individual acquires in their lifetime, in general, are:
Able to pass to the next generation
Are not able to pass to the next generation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Adaptations are characteristics that:
Arise from deliberate choice by the organism
Support an individual to alter its environment
Serve to maintain similarities between species
Make an individual better-suited to its environment and way of life
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In response to environmental pressure, individuals...
that are less well adapted produce more offspring.
that are less well adapted tend to survive.
in the population survive at random.
that are better adapted tend to survive and reproduce.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Individuals that are better adapted to environmental change are able to:
select specific characteristics to pass to their offspring
pass on heritable characteristics to their offspring
remove heritable characteristics from their offspring
all of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Natural selection increases the frequency of:
Random mutations within a species
Characteristics that make individuals less well adapted
Change within a species
Characteristics that make individuals better adapted
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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