Natural Selection Pre Assessment

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What would be something that would cause a population to be adaptive?
a change in the climate/ weather
predators
low food supply
high food supply
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did the newts become poisonous?
they wanted to
they were attacked by another poisonous animal
snakes were introduced to their environment
they needed to protect themselves from predators
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an adaptive trait?
a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment
a trait that makes it more likely to survive in an environment
a trait that will lead to extinction
a trait that will help a population reproduce
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an non-adaptive trait?
a trait that makes it more likely to survive in an environment
a trait that makes it less likely to survive in an environment
a trait that could lead to extinction
a trait that will help a population reproduce
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What change in the environment caused the evolution?
The tree bark became gray.
The tree bark became black.
The tree bark became black and gray.
The tree bark became white.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement is correct about the evolution of guppies?
Small spot size was the adaptive trait 40 years ago.
Medium spot size was the non-adaptive trait last year.
Guppies evolved from large to medium spot size over time.
Guppies evolved from medium to large spot size over time.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the change in distribution of traits from the population at time 1 to the population at time 2?
Thin blubber increased.
Thick blubber decreased.
The distribution did not change.
Thin blubber decreased and thick blubber increased.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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