ESOL Biology Evolution Review

ESOL Biology Evolution Review

9th - 10th Grade

16 Qs

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ESOL Biology Evolution Review

ESOL Biology Evolution Review

Assessment

Quiz

Created by

Kristin Ream

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

15 plays

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

+7

16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Dolphins have the same arm structure as wolfs, what type of evidence for evolution does this represent?
DNA
vestigial structures
homologous structures
embryology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What would indicate that a series of fossils represent evolution?
the fossils were identical
the fossils were found in the same layers of rock
the fossils show similarities
the fossils were completely different

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Natural selection is
survival of the fittest
humans change
two species are the same
more animals survive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Eyes that can see in the dark is a(an) _______ inherited by nocturnal animals (animals that sleep during the day and are awake at night).

adaptation

acquired trait

learned ability

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The pelvic bone of whales is not needed for movement within the water. This is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

vestigial

analogous

homologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Many different groups of organisms have wings, even though they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is because they evolved in environments with similar selective pressures. Wings are an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

vestigial

analogous

homologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.
Ancestor
Skeleton
Fossil
Imprints

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?
Evolution
Adaptation
Natural selection
Fossilization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment 
diversity.
evolution
adaptation
 fitness

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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