Artificial Selection & Genetic Engineering Unit Test | Life Science | Grades 6–8

This Unit Test gives grades 6–8 Middle School Life Science students a 25-question summative check on Artificial Selection & Genetic Engineering.

Sample items: "What is artificial selection (also known as selective breeding)?" and "Why did selective breeding for extreme physical traits in certain purebred dog breeds (such as the flat, pushed-in faces of bulldogs and pugs) result in chronic breathing difficulties?"

What's inside: 25 four-option multiple-choice questions, an answer key, and teacher notes.

Resource type: Unit Test (.docx). Format: editable Microsoft Word assessment with approximately 2,300 words (~9 pages).

Classroom use: end-of-unit assessment or review in a Middle School Life Science course. Grades 6–8.

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