Evolution 9th - 10th Grade Quiz

Evolution

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Shannan Muskopf

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Biology

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9th - 10th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

individual

population

species

fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

close relative

early ancestor

unrelated organism

embryological stage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mutations are important because they bring about

death of the organism in which they develop

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

benefits for the individual, not for the population

Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Finches on the Galapagos Islands had different beaks in order to help them do what?

Build nests

Fight off predators

Collect food sources

Compete with rivals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin

Thomas Malthus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

Ancestor

Skeleton

Fossil

Imprints

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

Fossil

Adaptation

Ancestor

Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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