Life and Extinction
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Science, Biology
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9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does palaentology study?
Artifact and the history of human life
Planets and stars
Fossils and the history of life
Dinossaurs and their history
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Robert Hooke was the first person to examine fossils. He thought that the organic material could be turned to stone by ...
...chemical reactions such as combustion.
...immersion in water that was rich in dissolved minerals.
...pressure and time on the fossils.
...the absence of decomposers.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Nicolas Steno what is a tongue stone?
The tooth of living sharks that turned into fossil.
The tooth of once-living whales that turned into fossil.
The tongue of once-living sharks that turned into fossil.
The tooth of once-living sharks that turned into fossil.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the scientist responsible for establishing that extinctions had taken place in the past?
George Cuvier
Robert Hooke
Nicolas Steno
Charles Darwin
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Natural selection is important for understanding extinctions, because it says that some individuals were _______________ to their ______________ and _______ likely to reproduce. These individuals were most likely to _________ long enough to __________, and so pass on their characteristics.
environment; more; better suited; survive; breed
less suited; environment;more; survive; breed
better suited; environment; more; survive; breed
better suited; environment;more; breed; survive
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Charles Darwin's most important life event, according to himself?
His voyage on the HMS Beagle, in 1831.
His marriage with his cousin, Emma.
The publication of his book, The Origin of Species, in 1859.
His graduation as a clergyman from Cambridge.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened during the K-Pg Extinction, 66 million years ago?
An asteroid impact on America, that covered the Earth in dust and possibly widespread volcanic eruptions.
An asteroid impact on Mexico, that covered the Earth in dust and possibly food poisoning through plants.
The great dying of more than 90% of life on Earth.
An asteroid impact on Mexico, that covered the Earth in dust and possibly widespread volcanic eruptions.
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