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Natural Selection and Evolution

Authored by Kamala Wood

Biology

7th - 9th Grade

30 Questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

These are the same animal.
These animals have a common ancestor.
These animals are not likely related.
These animals are likely becoming one species.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

natural selection
artificial selection
speciation
adaptation

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the similar embryos of human and chickens tell us?

We both use our bones for the same things, leading to similar structures.
They had a common ancestor.
Humans are descendants of wolves.
It is impossible to tell.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do organisms "decide" to adapt?

Yes, if they don't adapt they will die
No, they can't adapt.  They either have adaptations or they don't
No, they adapt by random mutations during their lifetime
Yes, they can force mutations in one lifetime

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur shown are

examples of fossils
acquired traits
examples of natural variations
homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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An adaptation is

how animals change over time.
a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce
a theory of how organisms change.
the genes in an organism that determine how an organism is going to look.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

genes.
variations.
advantages.
theories.

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