Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection L2

Fur color can help prevent an animal from being eaten.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The amount of available food can affect an organism's survival.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Your parents' characteristics are not passed on to you.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A species can go extinct if its habitat is destroyed.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

_ refers to the process by which populations change over time.

• Evolution

• Natural selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The practice by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on desired traits is _

• natural selection

• artificial selection

_ is the process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do.

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Within a population there are natural differences, or _, in traits.

• variations

• mutations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An important variation is a _, or change in genetic material.

• mutation

• selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is an _.

• adaptation

• artificial selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4