Natural Selection, Variation, Evolution

Darwin concluded that organisms on the Galapagos Islands

• had changed over time.  
  Had changed over time
• had remained the same
• were the result of selective breeding
• had no variations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Differences between members of the same species are called

• predators
• traits
• selections
• variations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A species is a group of similar organisms that

• Can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
• can live together on an island
• can migrate to an island from the mainland
• all have exactly the same traits.

What did Darwin observe about finches in the Galapagos Islands?

• Their feathers were adapted to match their environment
• Their beaks were adaptations related to the foods the finches ate
• they all had identical phenotypes in all locations
• they had identical genotypes in all locations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The endangered seabird the marbled murrelet, in California, is dependent upon Sequoia forests and trees for survival.  What might happen to the marbled murrelet population if the sequoia population went extinct?

• the population of marbled murrelet would remain the same
• the population of marbled murrelet would increase
• The marbled murrelet would go extinct
• the marbled murThe marbled murrelet would be placed on the threatened species list

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which term refers to similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• DNA sequences
• Developmental organisms
• Homogolous structures
• punctuated equilibria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which term refers to similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• DNA sequences
• Developmental organisms
• Homogolous structures
• punctuated equilibria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Whether a fossil formed before or after another fossil is described by its

• relative age
• absolute age
• fossil record
• radioactive age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Whether a fossil formed before or after another fossil is described by its

• relative age
• absolute age
• fossil record
• radioactive age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

how does natural selection lead to evolution?

• stronger offspring kill weaker members of the species.
• helpful variations accumulate among surviving members of the species.
• Overproduction provides food for stronger members of the species.
• environmental changes favor weaker members of the species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4