
Amplify Natural Selection - Critical Juncture Quiz

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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of natural selection?
A. The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
B. A way of hiding by looking the same as the background
C. An event or process that leads to a result or change
D. A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
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NGSS.HS-LS4-3
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of an adaptive trait?
A. A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
B. A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
C. A characteristic that all members of a species have
D. An instruction for making a protein molecule
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NGSS.HS-LS4-3
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of a non-adaptive trait?
A. A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
B. A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
C. A characteristic that all members of a species have
D. An instruction for making a protein molecule
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of genes in determining an organism's traits?
A. Genes are instructions for making protein molecules and protein molecules determine an organism's traits
B. Genes are instructions for making protein molecules and protein molecules determine an organism's environment
C. Genes are instructions for making protein molecules and protein molecules determine an organism's distribution
D. Genes are instructions for making protein molecules and protein molecules determine an organism's generation
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are traits passed down from generation to generation?
A. Individuals inherit their genes from their parents
B. Individuals inherit their traits from their parents
C. Individuals inherit their environment from their parents
D. Individuals inherit their distribution from their parents
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to individuals with adaptive traits?
A. They are more likely to die without having offspring
B. They are more likely to live longer and have offspring
C. They are more likely to have non-adaptive traits
D. They are more likely to have mutations
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NGSS.HS-LS4-3
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are mutations?
A. Changes to genes that can lead to changes to protein molecules which can result in changes to traits
B. Changes to genes that can lead to changes to protein molecules which can result in changes to environments
C. Changes to genes that can lead to changes to protein molecules which can result in changes to distributions
D. Changes to genes that can lead to changes to protein molecules which can result in changes to generations
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When will a new trait become more common in a population?
A. If it is non-adaptive
B. If it is a mutation
C. If it is adaptive
D. If it is a non-adaptive trait
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of distribution in a population?
A. The number of individuals with each trait in a population
B. The number of individuals with each trait in an environment
C. The number of individuals with each trait in a generation
D. The number of individuals with each trait in a feature
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NGSS.HS-LS3-3
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