Natural selection (grinstead)

A trait or change in lifestyle that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment

• adaptation

• evolution

• homologous

• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Shows how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• homologous structures

• embryology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms with the best suited adaptations for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not very well adapted

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• creationism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Select the right word for this definition:

"An idea that explains something, but may or may not be right."

• mutation

• fossil

• theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Select the right word for this definition:

"removed from existence."

• mutated

• fossil

• extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.

• an adaptation

• environment

• response

• stimulus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What could cause a species to go extinct?

• Food becomes more plentiful.

• The environment changes drastically and no-one can adapt.

• There is less competition for resources.

• Members of a species have adaptations to enhance survival.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

What is an example of a vestigial structure of a HUMAN?

• Femur
• Wisdom Teeth
• Brain
• Finger

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2