Natural Selection and Adaptations

Quiz
•
Science
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
FREE Resource
25 questions
Show all answers
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
Tags
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.
Tags
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
Tags
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.
Tags
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
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
20 questions
Chapter 4 Review

Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
Evolution Test Review

Quiz
•
9th - 10th Grade
24 questions
Heredity and Adaptation Review

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
20 questions
Natural or Selective/Artificial?

Quiz
•
4th - 8th Grade
20 questions
8.L.4.2 Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Life Changes Over Time

Quiz
•
8th Grade
21 questions
Evolution and Ecology

Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
Natural Selection & Adaptation

Quiz
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
June Review Quiz

Quiz
•
Professional Development
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
25 questions
Triangle Inequalities

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade