Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

7th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS3-1

+4

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What evidence supports the theory that all 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands arose out of a single species from the mainland of South America?

Back

The DNA of the finches on the islands is more similar to each other than to any single species in South America

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happened to the beaks of the finches during the drought?

Back

The average beak depth increased by 1-2 mm based on the availability of food 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which describes natural selection?

Back

The best adapted individuals survive and reproduce, which passes their genes onto the next generation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which color of butterfly would be worst adapted to its environment?

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Back

yellow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment

Back

Adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A random and permanent change to a gene

Back

Mutation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

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Back

the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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