Topic 5 Vocab Evolution

What is the term for any trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce under a given set of environmental conditions?

• Adaptive value

• Genetic variation

• Natural selection

• Mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the process by which species have changed over time?

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Artificial selection

• Migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth called?

• Fossilization

• Extinction

• Competition

• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the preserved remains of ancient organisms known as?

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a collection of fossils used to represent Earth's history called?

• Geologic time

• Scientific theory

• Fossil record

• Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What term describes the normal differences found among offspring?

• Genetic variation

• Camouflage

• Mutation

• Adaptive value

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is Earth's history as revealed by layers of rock called?

• Evolution

• Geologic time

• Fossil record

• Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is any alteration in the sequence of DNA known as?

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Overproduction

• Mimicry

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is the process by which the organisms that are best adapted to a specific environment survive and produce more offspring?

• Competition

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

• Migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the potential for a species to increase its numbers beyond the area's carrying capacity called?

• Migration

• Camouflage

• Overproduction

• Extinction

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1