Evolution and the Fossil Record

Evolution and the Fossil Record

8th - 10th Grade

7 Qs

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Evolution and the Fossil Record

Evolution and the Fossil Record

Assessment

Quiz

Science, Other

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Traci Johnson

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Evolution means...
Change over time in a population.
That everything is the same.
That organisms never change.
Negative traits are acquired in populations.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
The information provided by fossils about the Earth's history.
Fossil Record
Extinction
Evolution
Genetic Variation

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What would most likely be the cause for a specific species to go extinct?

They develop aggressive behaviors with fights that led to death

They were captured and put into captivity and did not survive

All failed to adapt to the changes in their environment

They changed their physical characteristics and evolved into a new species.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are fossils?

Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units

Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the fossil record?

Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is extinction?

A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units

Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

The impression of an organism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the geologic time scale?

A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units

Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

The impression of an organism

Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4