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Natural Selection Vocabulary

Authored by Becky Farmer

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Natural Selection Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A group of organisms that are similar and can reproduce among themselves is called a what?

group

species

adaptation

mammal

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who produced the theory of natural selection?

Charles Darwin

Gregor Mendel

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Gradual changes in a species over a long period of time is referred to as what?

evolution

species

variation

natural selection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is it called when populations of organisms are separated physically by geographic barriers such as water or mountains?

extinction

endangerment

geographic isolation

natural selection

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Any trait that makes an organism different from the rest of its species is called what?

variation

mutation

adaptation

camouflage

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment is called?

species

extinction

adaptation

vestigial structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

______________ is a change in species in a smaller area, whereas ________________ is a change across the entire species.

differentiation/ speciation

speciation/ differentiation

macroevolution/ microevolution

microevolution/ macroevolution

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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