Evolution and Natural Selection

Evolution and Natural Selection

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Chelsea Musick

Science

7th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: adaptation
inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
differences in the DNA sequence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: competition
inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
differences in the DNA sequence

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: natural selection
inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
differences in the DNA sequence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A trait that makes a species better suited to survive in its environment is called a(n) _________.
variation
adaptation
natural selection
isolation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you "win" at natural selection?

survive

go extinct

survive & reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A slight difference in an inherited trait between individual members of the same species.
variations
adapatations
homologous structures
analogous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882).
Darwin
Wallace
Linnaeus
Lamarck

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Extinction
Genetic variation
Natural Resources
Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
Generation Time
Fossil Record
Extinct
Speciation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
Natural Selection
Fossil
Adaptation
Derived trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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