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Extinctions

Authored by Leah Buchanan

Biology

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a mass extinction?

When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
When all life on earth is wiped out 

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During which geologic era did trilobites, mosses and ferns first appear in the fossil record?

Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What event marks the end of each geologic area?

1 million years
burst of new life forms
mass extinction
ice age

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At the end of the Mesozoic Era there was a mass extinction.  Which of the following is attributed as being the main cause?

asteroid or comet impact
major volcanic eruption
earthquakes
climatic changes

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. Panthers once lived in Tennessee. Which of these most likely caused panthers to disappear from Tennessee?

Panthers in Tennessee were unable to reproduce.
People hunted panthers and destroyed their habitats.
Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.
Panthers in Tennessee ran out of food. 

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

By over hunting animals for food or products.
By destroying the natural habitat of species.
By polluting the environments of the world.
All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a natural factor that caused extinctions? 

Over harvesting
Changes in the oxygen levels
Pollution
Habitat destruction

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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