Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Darla Humphries

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes strep throat?

A virus

A fungus

A bacterium

A parasite

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a biological context, what determines an organism's fitness?

How long the organism lives.

The organism's physical strength.

The number of offspring the organism produces.

The organism's ability to adapt to new environments.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do variations and mutations arise in organisms?

Organisms can will themselves to have specific traits.

They are random occurrences.

They are always beneficial for survival.

They are a direct response to environmental changes.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is natural selection?

Natural selection is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully.
Natural selection is the belief that species do not change over time.
Natural selection is the method by which all organisms are equally likely to survive.
Natural selection is the process of random genetic mutations.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to only take antibiotics for bacterial infections and not for viral infections?

Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses and contribute to antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotics can cause severe side effects when taken for viral infections.

Viral infections require different types of medication that are not antibiotics.

Taking antibiotics for viral infections can weaken the immune system.