Galapagos Darwin's Eden

Galapagos Darwin's Eden

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Galapagos Darwin's Eden

Galapagos Darwin's Eden

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS2-2

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Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which set of Islands had a strong influence on Darwins ideas?

Hawaii

Galapagos

Samoa

Florida Keys

2.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Darwin famous for studying?

Penguins

Beagles

Fishes

Finches

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the ship that Darwin traveled on from 1831 to 1836?

HMS Beagle

Nina

Pinta

Santa Maria

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What set Darwin's theory of natural selection apart from the theories that scientists proposed before him?

No scientist had such formal training

Darwin based his theory on a wealth of evidence

Darwin based his theory purely on speculation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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