Evolution Vocabulary Test

Which of the following is the physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the process by which species change over time, often resulting in new species?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is a PROCESS by which individuals that are better adapted will survive and reproduce, and individuals without those traits will not survive?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What term refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which scientist is famously known for his theory of natural selection?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Gregor Mendel

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the range of different traits within a population of organisms?

• Diversity

• Variation

• Extinction

• Mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the event called when all members of a species disappears from Earth?

• Charles Darwin

• Variation

• Extinction

• Missing links

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are gaps in the fossil record called?

• Charles Darwin

• Variation

• Extinction

• Missing links

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the name for the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

• Fossil

• Radioactive Dating

• Mutation

• Absolute Dating

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Which of the following is a process where scientists look at half-life of chemicals contained in rocks around a fossil to determine the age?

• Fossil

• Relative Dating

• Mutation

• Absolute Dating

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8