Natural Selection and Adaptations

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Science
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8th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
Evolution
Natural Selection
Extinction
Artifical Selection
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
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NGSS.MS-LS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an adaptation?
A feature that helps only a plant grow.
A feature that helps a living thing survive.
A feature that helps a living thing walk.
A feature that that helps only animals survive.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select ALL the parts of Natural Selection (Hint: it's more than 1).
overproduction
evolution
variation
selection
competition
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does adaptation benefit a species?
It allows a species to become less visible to predators.
It enables a species to better survive and reproduce in its environment.
It ensures that all members of a species look exactly the same.
It decreases the genetic diversity within a species.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
the best adapted
the fastest
the strongest
the most domesticated (tamed)
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Individuals in a population that have the traits needed to survive in the environment get to survive and reproduce. Their offspring inherit those traits. Over time, a greater percentage of the population will have those successful traits.
Natural selection
Selective breeding
Artificial selection
Mutations
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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