Unit 10.2: Natural & Artificial Selection

Which term describes the entire group of offspring produced by a given group of parents?

• generation

• variation

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation called?

• law

• trait

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which term refers to a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions?

• hypothesis

• law

• population

What is a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation called?

• hypothesis

• generation

• theory

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the occurrence of hereditary or nonhereditary differences between different individuals of a population called?

• variation

• population

• trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits called?

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• trait

What is the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well-adapted individuals?

• variation

• natural selection

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area called?

• population

• generation

• trait

What is a genetically determined characteristic called?

• trait

• hypothesis

• variation

Which of these is an example of artificial selection?

• using honey bees to pollinate almond trees to produce nuts

• producing new basil plants from cuttings of a parent plant

• mating horses that win the most races to produce faster horses

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NGSS.MS-LS4-5