Natural Selection Practice

Natural Selection Practice

7th Grade

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30 Qs

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Natural Selection Practice

Natural Selection Practice

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Quiz

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Science

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7th Grade

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Medium

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

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is a/an ​ ​ (a)  

adaptation
skill
variation
natural instinct

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Variation in​ (a)   would best help bison survive a harsh winter

fur thickness
Leg length
Hearing quality
Hoof size

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

mimicry
camouflage
hibernation
migration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Base your answer(s) to question(s) on the diagram below and on your knowledge of biology. The diagram shows the heads of four different species of Galapagos Islands finches. 
The four different types of beaks shown are most likely the result of 

gene manipulation 
natural selection 
unchanging environmental conditions 
patterns of behavior learned from parents 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which characteristic is necessary for natural selection to occur in a species? 

stability 
variation 
complex cellular organization 
a very low mutation rate 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To look different from other species.
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
To protect itself against predators.
To protect itself against prey.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Because they come from dominant alleles.
Because they come from recessive alleles.
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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