Science 8 Evolution/Genetics PreQuiz
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1.
WORD CLOUD QUESTION
2 mins • Ungraded
When you hear the term "evolution", what two words do you think of? Type those words below. (It can be two separate words, or a two-word phrase)
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the best definition for evolution?
When something evolves from one from into another, more advanced, form.
The gradual development of something, from a simple to more complex form.
Adaptations that are selected by the environment spread throughout a population.
Organisms change and pass along their traits to their offspring.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Charles Darwin developed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. This is often called "Survival of the Fittest". Is this an accurate description of natural selection? Please explain why or why not.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best example of fitness?
A small bird has a very short lifetime, however, she had 10 babies during that time.
A young male lion outcompetes several other young males for food resources.
A cockroach survives a nuclear bomb.
An elephant lives a long, life, having 2 children that survived to adulthood.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do you find all the genetic information of all organisms?
Inside their cell nucleus.
In their gene.
In their DNA.
In their chromosome.
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MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
Chromosome
DNA
Gene
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the best definition of a chromosome?
DNA when it is ready to divide during cell mitosis.
The different number and types of genes in an organism
A package of DNA and proteins wound tightly together in a visible structure.
The location where all the genes of an organism are found.
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