Natural Selection And Evolution HS-LS4-1 And HS-LS4-2 Question Preview (ID: 63279)
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To examine two or more sources or pieces of information to identify similarities and differences.
a) Compare
b) Homeostasis
c) Adaptation
d) Human Impact
To assess the reliability, relevance, and validity of sources or evidence to determine how well they support a scientific concept.
a) Evaluate
b) Chromatin
c) Protein Structure
d) Homeostasis
Various types of data, research studies, or scientific reports that provide evidence for scientific concepts.
a) Sources of Information
b) Trophic Levels
c) Evolution
d) Adaptation
Recurrent trends or regularities observed in data that can support scientific theories, such as evidence for common ancestry and evolution.
a) Patterns
b) Biotic Factors
c) Protein Synthesis
d) Human Impact
The concept that different species share a common ancestor from which they have diverged over time.
a) Common Ancestry
b) Protein Synthesis
c) Enzyme
d) Chromatin
The process through which species change over time through genetic variations and natural selection.
a) Biological Evolution
b) DNA Replication
c) Human Impact
d) Trophic Levels
Information obtained through observation, experimentation, and direct experience that supports scientific claims.
a) Empirical Evidence
b) Allele
c) Chromatin
d) Predator-Prey
To share and explain scientific results and evidence clearly and effectively to others.
a) Communicate Findings
b) Genetic Variation
c) Allele
d) RNA
Data and knowledge derived from scientific research and investigation that supports or refutes scientific theories and concepts.
a) Scientific Information
b) ATP
c) Cell Division
d) Predator-Prey
The process through which organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to evolutionary changes in a species.
a) Natural Selection
b) Respiration
c) Cell Membrane
d) Protein Synthesis
The change in the genetic makeup of a population over time through processes such as natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift.
a) Biological Evolution
b) Genetic Variation
c) DNA Replication
d) Protein Synthesis
Credible and accurate sources of information used to support scientific explanations, such as peer-reviewed studies and reputable research.
a) Reliable Sources
b) Biosphere
c) Predator-Prey
d) Ecological Succession
The ability of organisms to reproduce and increase their population size, which can contribute to evolutionary changes.
a) Potential of Species to Increase in Number
b) Carbon Cycle
c) Ecosystem Services
d) RNA
Differences in genetic traits among individuals that can be passed from one generation to the next, arising from mutations and sexual reproduction.
a) Heritable Genetic Variation
b) Phenotype
c) Nitrogen Cycle
d) Nutrient Cycling
Changes in the DNA sequence of an organism's genome, which can introduce new genetic variations.
a) Mutation
b) Nitrogen Cycle
c) Protein Structure
d) DNA Replication
he process by which two parent organisms combine their genetic material to produce offspring with a mix of traits from both parents.
a) Sexual Reproduction
b) Ecological Succession
c) Predator-Prey
d) Gene Expression
The struggle among organisms for resources such as food, water, and shelter, which can drive natural selection.
a) Competition for Limited Resources
b) Symbiosis
c) Mutation
d) Allele
The increase in the number of organisms with advantageous traits that enhance survival and reproductive success in a given environment.
a) Proliferation of Organisms
b) Nitrogen Cycle
c) Respiration
d) ATP
To develop a detailed and supported account of how a process or phenomenon works, based on evidence and reasoning.
a) Construct an Explanation
b) Adaptation
c) Phenotype
d) Protein Synthesis
To provide reasons and evidence to support or explain the validity of an explanation or claim.
a) Justify
b) Evolution
c) Respiration
d) Carrying Capacity
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