Natural Selection

Natural Selection

7th Grade

20 Qs

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Natural Selection

Natural Selection

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Biology

7th Grade

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MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Charles Darwin?

Came up with the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Came up with the Theory of Relativity

Came up with the Theory of Plate Tectonics

Came up with the Theory of YouTube

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the peppered moth historical in the study of natural selection?

Showed no evidence of evolution

Showed no evidence of natural selection

Showed evidence of evolution through natural selection

Showed evidence of a chemical reaction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Charles Darwin important to natural selection?

He stole information from other scientists

He found evidence of natural selection on the Galapagos Islands

He chose items in nature to be scientifically named

He sailed on the HMS Beagle for 5 years

4.

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.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is an example of natural selection?

The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Humans have been a very successful species on earth.  They have very large, very diverse populations spread all around the world. As a result,

Human have very limited ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
Young humans have lower survival rates as compared to other species.
Humans have a potential to adapt to various environmental changes.
All humans are more disease resistant.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following explains adaptation.

An individual organism changes to meet its needs in the environment. These changes pass down to their offspring.
The species as a whole changes their characteristics.
Beneficial traits allow organism to survive and pass on those traits
New characteristics arise in a species as needed.  If these traits are helpful, they are passed down.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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