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Human Adaptation and Natural Selection

Human Adaptation and Natural Selection

Assessment

Presentation

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Jasmine Johnson

Used 3+ times

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22 Slides • 21 Questions

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Human Adaptation and Natural Selection

April 27th, 2021 & May 4th, 2021

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We will be on this topic for 2 weeks

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Biological evolution is...

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Any change in the heritable traits within a population across generations.

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A field of study where one studies weather.

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The study of rock strata.

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Multiple Choice

What is evolution?

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change over time

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a feature in Pokemon Go

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when the same characteristics appear throughout the years

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Multiple Choice

Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 
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environmental changes
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genetic changes
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geological changes
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extinction

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Multiple Choice

A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.
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Ancestor
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Skeleton
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Fossil
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Imprints

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Multiple Choice

Who is the father of evolution?

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Darwin

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Mendel

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Newton

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Einstein

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Multiple Select

Biological fitness is the ability to:

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Survive

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Reproduce

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Die

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Learn

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Multiple Choice

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To adjust to a changing environment

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Mutation

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Adapt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
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At the top of the rock layers
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Near the bottom of the rock layers
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In the middle of the rock layers
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Somewhat near the surface

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Multiple Choice

Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?
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fewer members of the species are dying than being born
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more members of the species are dying than being born
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very few members of a species are alive
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all members of a species have died

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Multiple Choice

What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

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natural selection

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adaptation

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mutation

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genetic engineering

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Multiple Choice

What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

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natural selection

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adaptation

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mutation

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genetic engineering

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What is Evolution?

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When only people change.

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When people change from a monkey to a person.

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The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

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When animals change to a human.

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Who was Charles Darwin?

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A man who liked birds.

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The man who studied natural selection and became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.

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A doctor.

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A lawyer.

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Multiple Select

Pangaea is a theory where all continents began as

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one big country

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one big continent

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Multiple Choice

True or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. 
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True
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False

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Multiple Choice

The ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.
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Crust
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Mantle
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Core
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Lithosphere

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Multiple Choice

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

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The absolute age of rock layers

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The age of fossils

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The relative age of rock layers

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the super powers of squirrels

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Multiple Choice

Survival and reproduction of organisms the are best suited in their environment

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natural selection

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extinction

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Multiple Choice

Some members of a group may have _______________ that are slightly better than other traits that help them survive.

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options

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friends

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traits

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offspring

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Multiple Choice

Which plant or animal has claws and a hard outer shell to help it survive?

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crab

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giraffe

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hawk

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butterfly

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Multiple Choice

Which plant or animal has a long neck and camouflage to help it survive?

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crab

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cactus

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giraffe

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elephant

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