Living Environment: Evolution Review

What is the term for the inherited characteristics that increase an organism's chance of survival?

• Adaptations

• Mutations

• Variations

• Recessive traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which two species are most related?

• A&C

• B&D

• A&B

• C&D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What is the term for the physical or behavioral traits that help an organism survive in its environment?

• Survival Traits

• Adaptive Features

• Environmental Characteristics

• Survival Mechanisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time?

• Ecology

• Biogeography

• Biodiversity

• Paleontology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the term for the similarities in structure between different species that indicate a common ancestry?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the term for the process by which new species arise?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Speciation

• Natural Selection

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Over time, early organisms were ______________ and became more ______________.

• Simple, complex

• Basic, advanced

• Primitive, sophisticated

• Elementary, intricate

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the term for the change in the genetic makeup of a population over time?

• Genetic Drift

• Evolutionary Change

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Evolutionary Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for the variety of different types of life found on Earth?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5