Adaptations and Evolution

Adaptations and Evolution

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Adaptations and Evolution

Adaptations and Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is a trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment?

homologous structure

adaptation

evolution

fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A polar bear's thick layer of fat under it's skin is an adaption for _________________ .

camouflage

avoiding predators

finding and attracting mates

coping with the climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.

counter-shading

mimicry

adaptation

camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The flat, wing-like shape of these ash tree fruits is an adaptation for _______________ .

pollination

seed dispersal

flower production

avoiding predators

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is one way that natural selection can lead to adaptation in a species?

By causing random mutations

By selecting traits that are beneficial for survival

By increasing the population size

By changing the climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do analogous structures suggest?

That all organisms have the same needs

Organisms independently evolved similar solutions to adapt to environmental challenges

That organisms have not evolved

A common evolutionary ancestry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the process called where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

Genetic Drift

Natural Selection

Mutation

Speciation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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