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Natural Selection

Authored by Ruby Castaneda

Science

6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?

The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
It makes the moths faster than the birds
It makes the moths harder to see.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Steven Hawking
Isaac Newton

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

individual
population
species
fossil

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not an example of an adaptation?

A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to their offspring.

Evolution
Natural Selection
Extinction
Artifical Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

a mutation
an adaptation
evolution
natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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