Natural Selection

Natural Selection

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25 Qs

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Natural Selection

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS2-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lawrence Jarboe

Used 73+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
Over time, the climate of an island became drier, which resulted in changes to the populations of various island finch species. Finch populations with a certain beak shape thrived, while those not having that beak shape decreased. Which of the following describes a necessary condition for these changes in the finch populations to occur?
fewer mutations
limited food resources
limited beak variations
overproduction of offspring

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?
An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully. 
A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
A community whose members work together utilizing all existing resources and migratory routes.
The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

 According to fossil records, the horses that lived 50 million years ago were much smaller, weaker and slower than modern horses. Which process is most likely responsible for the changes that have led to the increased size, strength, and speed in horses?
commensalism
 inbreeding
migration 
evolution by natural selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Adaptations can be:

camouflage

ability to survive cold weather

hunting skills

all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Natural selection occurs during the lifetime of a single organism.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE: Natural selection will still occur if individuals are exactly the same.

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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