Darwin Finches
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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement best describes Natural selection?
The best adapted organisms survive and reproduce.
There are a set amount of organisms.
Organisms only change through genetic engineering.
Organisms slowly adapt to their surroundings over a lifetime.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Darwin famous for studying?
Penguins
Beagles
Fishes
Finches
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do the finches of the Galapagos illustrate natural selection?
Birds on every island have beaks uniquely suited to their food source
The birds that were afraid of humans survived and reproduced
The finches have adapted to building their nests of discarded plastic
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which set of Islands had a strong influence on Darwins ideas?
Hawaii
Galapagos
Samoa
Florida Keys
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the mechanism by which species adapt to their environment in order to survive?
artificial selection
natural selection
development
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?
different species were found on different islands
all species were found on one of the islands
identical species were found on all the islands
the same species were found as ones found in North America
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
acquired traits through use and disuse.
all eat the same type of food.
descended from a common ancestor.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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