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Quiz on Natural Selection

Authored by Ms Gober

Science

7th Grade

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept covered

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Quiz on Natural Selection
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens during natural selection?

Organisms with no variations survive and reproduce more.

Organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and pass on their traits.

All organisms have an equal chance of survival regardless of their traits.

The environment adapts to the organisms living in it.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is natural selection basically about?

The process by which all organisms live longer and reproduce equally.

The process by which organisms with variation compete worse and live shorter lives.

The process by which organisms with variation help them survive in their environment, live longer, compete better, and reproduce more.

The process by which organisms change their environment to suit their needs.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does natural selection explain?

How individual organisms change over their lifetime.

How populations change as their environments change.

How environments adapt to the populations living in them.

How organisms can choose their traits.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Charles Darwin known for?

Developing a theory on how evolution works

Inventing the telescope

Discovering the laws of motion

Creating the periodic table

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Charles Darwin spend many years observing?

The stars and planets in the sky

Plants and animals in their natural habitats

The behavior of humans in different cultures

The chemical reactions of elements

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a theory in the context of scientific knowledge?

A guess without any supporting evidence

An explanation supported by evidence

A law that is proven and unchangeable

A mathematical equation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does adaptation mean in the context of biology?

A) A learned behavior that animals exhibit in groups.

B) An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment.

C) A temporary change an organism undergoes in response to the environment.

D) A disease that an organism can spread to others in its species.

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