Natural Selection and Evolution (Dw/M)

Natural Selection and Evolution (Dw/M)

9th - 10th Grade

16 Qs

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Natural Selection and Evolution (Dw/M)

Natural Selection and Evolution (Dw/M)

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-3

+7

Standards-aligned

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Definition: fitness

ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
differences in the DNA sequence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Definition: variation

ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
differences in the DNA sequence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce:

Fewer mutations
Stronger genes
More offspring
Better traits

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to the theory of natural selection, some individuals more likely than others to survive and reproduce because they:

pass on to their offspring their newly acquired traits.
are better adapted to their environment than others and will pass on those adaptations to future offspring.
do not pass on newly acquired traits.
produce fewer offspring than others in the same environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The gradual change in species over time is...

Evolution
Nucleotide 
Adaptation
Natural Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

Evolution 
Variation 
Adaptation
Natural Selection 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

Species
Environmental Change
Adaptation
Variation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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