Vocabulary Evolution and Adaptation Quiz
Authored by Mary Harris
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment?
Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Mutation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term describes the gradual change in species over time?
Diversity
Evolution
Extinction
Variation
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What process involves individuals that are better adapted to their environment being more likely to survive and reproduce?
Natural Selection
Mutation
Radioactive Dating
Extinction
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the British naturalist that formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Gregor Mendel
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term refers to the variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth?
Extinction
Diversity
Variation
Adaptation
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is any difference between organisms of the same species called?
Mutation
Variation
Evolution
Diversity
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth known as?
Extinction
Evolution
Adaptation
Mutation
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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