MS LS 4-6 Quiz 1
Authored by Elizabeth Herzmann
Biology
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When an organism of a species has an adaptation that is an advantage, it will survive longer, reproduce, and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Adaptation
Speciation
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might it be helpful for a species to have a lot of variations?
The species can't be seen by predators
If the environment changes, certain variations of that species might have a better chance at survival
It is helpful in asexual reproduction
The species don't recognize each other
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sunflowers need sunlight to survive. Which variety of sunflower is more likely to become common in future populations
tall
medium
short
None of them will survive
They will all survive fine
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Look at the graph.
READ the KEY.
Due to pollution, a pond becomes darker over time. Which trait variation will become more common?
Light fish
Dark fish
Neither variation will become more common
Both light fish and dark fish
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A species of rodent lives in a humid forest climate. Over time, the climate becomes drier and more desert-like. Which of these adaptations would most likely will improve the chances that the rodent species could survive as its environment changes?
being able to eat plants that survive in a drier environment
being able to eat only one type of berry
living above ground in damp areas
having dark hair and small ears
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of environment do you think this data was collected from?
forest with primarily white-bark trees
forest with primarily dark-bark trees
forest with a mixture of light and dark bark trees
forest that changed from dark to light bark trees
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Some birds have "flashy" tails. Birds with "flashy" tails tend to produce 5 offspring, while birds with "less flashy" tails tend to produce 2 offspring. What will become more common in the future?
The number of "less flashy" tail birds will increase.
The number of "flashy" tail birds will increase.
There will be equal amount of both types of birds.
Both birds will decrease due to lack of food.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
NGSS.MS-LS1-4
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