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BIG30 #15 Natural Selection

Authored by Shannon Wentzler

Biology

9th Grade

NGSS covered

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BIG30 #15 Natural Selection
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)

Variation
Adaptation
Behavior
Environment

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To look different from other species.
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
To protect itself against predators.
To protect itself against prey.

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Genetic diversity in a species makes long term survival of some members

impossible

improvable

more likely

less likely

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Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

Earth

Fastest

Fittest

Biggest

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?

Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
Light moths were killed by soot
The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot
Dark moths were produced by industrial processes

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Because they come from dominant alleles.
Because they come from recessive alleles.
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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

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