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Natural Selection Quiz

Authored by Pamela Easler

Science

7th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Natural Selection Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Random mutations

Variations in a species

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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If Easter eggs were living species of organisms, their different colors would be considered:

Adaptations

Variations

Different species

Extinct species

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The peppered moth's color camouflaged it on the light colored tree bark. It's color was an example of a/n

Variation

Dominant trait

Recessive trait

Adaptation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Where are hereditary traits stored in all organisms?

In the blood

In the brain

In the DNA

In the heart

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Changes in inherited characteristics can cause a species to change into a new one. This change over time is called?

Graduation

Selective Breeding

Revolution

Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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One female salmon can lay hundreds of eggs. Why doesn't the salmon population increase dramatically?

Salmon reproduce asexually

Most offspring do not grow up to reproduce

Salmon eggs don't hatch

Salmon are extinct

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Heredity is:

Survival of the fittest

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

Believing in false gods

Unexplained

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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