Natural Selection

Natural Selection

6th - 8th Grade

27 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS3-1

+8

Standards-aligned

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce.

adaptation

natural selection

niche

competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

adaptation

natural selection

niche

competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the phrase "survival of the fittest," the term "fittest" refers to:

The best-adapted organisms

The biggest organisms

The smartest organisms

The fastest organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When nature "selects" a variation, that means that the trait:

Gets passed along from generation to generation

Causes the population to shrink

Has brought about a new species

Helps prey escape predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dogs are an example of:

A common ancestor

Selective breeding

The natural pace of evolution

Extinction rates rising

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is natural selection?

When reproduction occurs and mutations happen.

When a offspring has the traits from its parents.

When an organism is able to camoflauge in its environment.

the process whereby organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more offspring.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a trait?

a color

the quality or characteristic of an organism

the DNA of an organism

when mutatuons cause extra limbs.

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