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Evolution Vocabulary

Authored by Ginger Roy

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 824+ times

Evolution Vocabulary
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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an inherited characteristic that helps organisms survive?

Evolution

Adaptation

Natural Selection

Extinction

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Evolution is...

changes over time in populations

natural process that passes favorable traits

historical timeline of fossils

the process in which an animal dies out

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.

Same

Old

Useless

Favorable

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.

Extinction

Speciation

Mutation

Genetic Variation

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process in which an animal cannot reproduce any more and dies out is known as _________________________.

Speciation

Extinction

Evolution

Natural Selection

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When there is a difference in population based on genes, it is said to be a _______________.

Mutation

Speciation

Extinction

Genetic Variation

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

species
gene pool
population
homologous structure

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