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Adaptation and Natural Selection Flashcard

Adaptation and Natural Selection Flashcard

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Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2

+5

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is adaptation?

Back

A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is natural selection?

Back

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

Back

Charles Darwin.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is variation in biology?

Back

Differences within a species that are important for evolution.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Give an example of a beneficial variation.

Back

Turtles with long necks on an island where the food source is elevated.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is camouflage?

Back

A type of adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the significance of mutations in evolution?

Back

Mutations can introduce new traits that may be beneficial, harmful, or neutral.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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