Evolution Test Practice

A trait that helps an organism survive is a(n)

• adaptaion
• polar bear
• camel
• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Charles Darwin observed that organisms that have the best adaptations will survive to reproduce and pass on their traits

• natural selection
• adaptaion
• polar bear
• camel

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Slight differences in traits among members of the same species is called...

• variation
• natural selection
• adaptaion
• polar bear

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The historical record of life on Earth told through fossils that have been collected is the...

• fossil record
• variation
• natural selection
• adaptaion

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Changes in DNA which lead to changes in organisms are called

• mutations
• fossil record
• variation
• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The process of organisms changing over time is called...

• evolution
• mutations
• fossil record
• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Adaptations for survival can be identified as all of the following EXCEPT

• fossil adaptations
• evolution
• mutations
• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is what happens when organisms with unfavorable traits die out and species no longer exist.

• extinction
• fossil adaptations
• evolution
• mutations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An example of a "structure adaptation" would be...

• thumbs
• extinction
• fossil adaptations
• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If a bird is searching for insects to eat, which of the following would NOT be considered an adaptation for the insect?

• bright color
• thumbs
• extinction
• fossil adaptations