Evolution Test

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the first naturalist to study evolution?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendal
Carolus Linneaus
Thomas Edison
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is a process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than the other organisms do.
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Populations
Environment
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.
Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram
The organisms share a common ancestry.
The organisms belong to the same genus.
The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.
The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Vestigial structure
None of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did Darwin notice was different about the Finches on each island?
they had different wings
they had different beak shapes
They had different coloring
All the finches were the same
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Many different groups of organisms have wings, even though they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is because they evolved in environments with similar selective pressures. Wings are an example of a(n) ______________ structure.
vestigial
analogous
homologous
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following terms with their definitions
An inherited trait that makes and individual different
Mutation
A permanent change in the DNA
Variation
a change in a species DNA over time because of natural selection
Adaptation
Any variation that makes an organism better able to survive
Evolution
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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