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Grade 8 Natural Selection Quiz

Authored by Angelica Rodriquez

Science

8th Grade

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Grade 8 Natural Selection Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes an adaptation?

A trait that helps an organism to survive in its environment.
A trait that the organism can change when he wants.
A trait that does not help the organism to survive in its environment.
The place where an organism lives.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following describes what is meant by Natural Selection?

An organism will survive no matter what its adaptations may be

An organism with adaptations that do not allow it to reproduce as effectively as others will survive.

An organism with adaptations that allow it to obtain resources and reproduce more effectively than others will survive.

No organisms will survive.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the term variation mean?

The same traits in a population.
The different ways that traits are expressed in a population.
The same ways traits are expressed in a population.
The place where an animal lives.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following variations would help members of a rabbit population survive if the climate turned very hot?

Thinner fur
Ability to run faster
Ability to jump higher
Ability to eat more

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Animals are born with their adaptations due to genes.

True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Variations are differences between individuals in a population.

True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mutations are a source of variations.

True
False

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