Natural Selection, Adaptations, Genetic Drift
Authored by Angie Fulton
Biology
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who is the father of evolution?
Darwin
Mendel
Newton
Einstein
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is another name for natural selection?
survival of the smartest
survival of the fastest
survival of the biggest
survival of the fittest
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
increase in number
become extinct
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?
People selectively breeding hamsters.
Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
Their feathers
Genotypes
Their beaks
Their body sizes
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?
homologous
vestigial
variation
adaptation
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
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