Evolution Quiz
Authored by Mikael Melfi
Science
9th - 12th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What is Evolution?
A change in a species DNA
A change in a population’s gene pool over time.
A change in an individual's gene pool
A change in a species traits through natural selection
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What is a mutation?
An accidental change in DNA that gives rise to similarities among individuals
A side effect of air pollution
An accidental change in DNA that gives rise to variation among individuals
A willed change in DNA, chosen by humans
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3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Gene selection under human direction is called
(a)
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Natural gene selection for specific traits that benefit an organisms ability to survive is called
(a)
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
How reproductively successful an organism is is called its:
Productiveness
Survivorship
Strength
Fitness
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
The process by which new species are generated is called:
Specialization
Speciation
Creation
Evolution
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
An adaptation is defined as:
A heritable trait that increases an individual's fitness.
A heritable trait that increases a population's chance of survival
A heritable trait that creates new DNA
The creation of a species
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