Evolution and Natural Selection Vocabulary

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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
What is the process where living things slowly change over many generations?
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Evolution
Biogeography
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which term describes a natural process where organisms with traits that help them survive and reproduce pass those traits to their offspring?
Adaptation
Natural Selection
Common Ancestry
Selective Breeding
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a change in a living thing that makes it better suited to its environment?
Variation
Evolution
Adaptation
Homologous Structures
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do we call a group of similar living things that can mate and have offspring that can also reproduce?
Environment
Species
Organism
Genes
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Darwin said that the number of offspring an organism has ___________________
stays the same
is more than can survive
is less than needed
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is this an example of? Choose TWO correct answers
natural selection
artificial selection
A new species invading an existing population
Genetic variation within a species
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A German Shepard would probably not survive in the wild because...
the dog is mixed.
the dog is a product of artificial selection and not adapted for the wild.
the dog is dumb.
the dog is a product of natural selection and can survive in the wild.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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