Natural Selection BrainPOP
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6th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on the fundamental principles of natural selection and evolutionary biology, covering Darwin's foundational observations and the mechanisms that drive species adaptation over time. Appropriate for middle school students in grades 6-8, the content requires understanding of key biological concepts including variation within populations, environmental pressures, adaptation, and inheritance of traits. Students need to grasp how organisms with advantageous characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing these beneficial traits to their offspring. The questions assess comprehension of Darwin's work on the Galápagos Islands, the relationship between environmental factors and species characteristics, and the broader concepts of common ancestry and evolutionary trees. Students must differentiate between natural selection and artificial selection, understand what constitutes environmental pressure versus simple variation, and recognize how "fitness" in evolutionary terms refers to reproductive success rather than physical strength or speed. Created by Ashlie, a Science teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing core evolutionary concepts after students have engaged with BrainPOP's natural selection content. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex evolutionary topics, or use it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about Darwin's discoveries and natural selection mechanisms. The quiz works effectively as homework to reinforce classroom learning or as a review tool before summative assessments on evolution and adaptation. This content directly supports NGSS standards MS-LS4-4 (construct explanations based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence organism growth) and MS-LS4-6 (use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection leads to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Galapagos Islands are where Charles Darwin:
Wrote On the Origin of Species
Studied unusual animals
Was exiled after his theories proved unpopular
Was born and raised
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NGSS.MS-LS2-2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The beaks of finches found on various Galapagos Islands differed based on:
The size of their island
The length of their wings
The available food supply
The predators that hunted them
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a common ancestor?
An animal that has a lot of offspring
An animal from which two or more different species evolved
An animal that is related to many other species
An animal that's good at escaping from predators
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is least likely to be an example of a variation within a species?
Birth weight
Hair color
Number of offspring
Number of limbs (arms, legs, wings, etc.)
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NGSS.MS-LS3-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of an environmental pressure?
The air pressure in the atmosphere
Breeding between two members of the same species
A lake that's gradually running out of water
A fight between two members of the same species
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the phrase "survival of the fittest," the term "fittest" refers to:
The best-adapted organisms
The biggest organisms
The smartest organisms
The fastest organisms
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which variation would be most likely to benefit any organism, regardless of environment?
The ability to produce energy more effciently
The ability to swim deeper
Markings that help it blend into is background
Bigger claws and teeth
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