Sexual Selection

Sexual Selection

9th - 12th Grade

6 Qs

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Sexual Selection

Sexual Selection

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS1-4, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Matt Kearns

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
Flashy tails on many animals is an example of coloration. Why might flashy tailed animals display their colors to another of the same species? 
make friends
help build a nest
attract a mate 
scare predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The males of a bird species do a “dance” and “sing a song” each spring. What is the main purpose of these behaviors? 
to scare off young birds
to imprint young birds
to clean their feathers
to attract female birds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A type of natural selection which acts upon an organisms ability to obtain a mate
Sexual Selection
Charles Darwin
Stamen
Variation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is sexual dimorphism?

Mate competition

Mate choice

Where male animals display certain mating behaviors

Where the different sexes have different traits

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

natural selection

mutation

camouflage

adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which organisms are most likely to survive?
the best adapted
the fastest
the strongest
the most domesticated (tamed)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-6