Mechanism of Evolution
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Biology
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is evolution?
The change in organisms over time.
A group of the same species in a given area
Differences in inherited traits
Overproduction of offspring
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a population?
Change in organisms over time.
A group of the same species in a given area
Multiple species living in an area together
An individual organism
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is the famous Naturalist who discovered the theory of evolution?
Watson
Crick
Rosalind
Darwin
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Natural selection, artificial selection, genetic drift, and mutations are all mechanisms of ________.
Variation
Populations
Evolution
Adaptations
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The unequal survival and reproduction of individuals in a population due to some individuals being better adapted to the environment. *Not random - due to adaptations*
Evolution
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Genetic drift
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-3
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Principles of natural selection include: (check all that apply)
Variation
Overproduction of offspring
Selective pressures
Fitness
Adaptations
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
NGSS.HS-LS4-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The differences in inherited traits in a population is _________. (Think about why humans don't look exactly alike)
Fitness
Adaptation
Selective pressures
Variation
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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