
Evolution Quiz
Authored by Kayla Ipock
Science
8th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the change and development of a species over the course of many generations?
Natural selection
Survival of the fittest
Evolution
Extinction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who developed the theory of natural selection?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept describes the idea that organisms with traits most suited to their environment will beat out other organisms for survival?
Evolution
Extinction
Survival of the fittest
Genetic mutation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a species when it is not fit for its environment and outside competition for survival has increased?
It evolves into a new species
It becomes the dominant species
It migrates to a new environment
It might become extinct
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called when organisms become genetically different, leading to a wide diversity of organisms on Earth?
Genetic mutation
Adaptation
Evolution
Geographic isolation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term is used to describe genetic differences in traits within a population?
Common ancestor
Adaptation
Variation
Mutation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a variation is beneficial to a species and helps it survive in its environment, what is it called?
Mutation
Common ancestor
Adaptation
Migration
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