Natural Selection and Evolution

Most fossils are found in

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic ash

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What is the process by which individuals better suited to the environment survive and reproduce?

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

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What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

• Revolution

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Mutation

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Fossil that shows evidence of behavior or how an organism lived

• Body Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Cast Fossil

What is another word for adapt?

• Change

• Maintain

• Ignore

• Reject

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Who is a relative that lived in the past?

• Descendant

• Cousin

• Ancestor

• Sibling

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What is a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Migration

• Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a preserved remains or traces of an organism from the past?

• Fossil

• Artifact

• Relic

• Specimen

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What do we call the differences within a species?

• variations

• adaptations

• mutations

• speciations

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