Natural Selection Quiz L.25

Any trait, behavior, or instinct that improves an organism's chances of survival in their natural habitat. Better called "Specialization".

• adaptation

• genetic variation

• independent variable

• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Different inheritable traits in a population. This is the reason why siblings aren't identical.

• genetic variation

• adaptation

• independent variable

• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In an investigation, this is the result of what we change. Like how the different spoons resulted in students being more or less successful gathering marbles.

• independent variable

• variable

• dependent variable

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In an investigation, these details are always kept the same. Like in the marble lab how the number of marbles, their size, and the time limit were always the same.

• independent variable

• variable

• dependent variable

• control

In an investigation, this is anything that could change or be changed.

• independent variable

• variable

• dependent variable

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

In an investigation, this is the one part we change or make different. Like the different spoons in the marble lab.

• independent variable

• variable

• dependent variable

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How, in nature, some traits produce more survivors than others.

• natural selection

• trait

• adaptation

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A group of the same species in the same location.

• population

• trait

• natural selection

• genetic variation

in 1977, there was a terrible _______ which caused food to become very scarce.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1