Fossils and the History of Life Test

Fossils and the History of Life Test

7th Grade

29 Qs

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Fossils and the History of Life Test

Fossils and the History of Life Test

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2

Standards-aligned

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29 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Which is an example of a body fossil?

an animal burrow

bone

footprint

toothmark

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fossil can form when

an organism leaves an imprint in sediment, which hardens into stone.

groundwater minerals seep into preserved bone and shell materials.

an organism is trapped in sticky plant resin that hardens into amber.

all of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The fossil record describes _______ as documented by the fossils collected so far.

the history of life on Earth

 how most species went extinct

the nature of rock formations

the amount of species that have ever existed on Earth

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 Why doesn't the fossil record include every species that has lived on Earth?

Very few living things end up as fossils.

Scientists are unable to determine what species some fossils are.

Most fossils on Earth have not yet been found.

The record has not been updated in many years.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The earliest fossils show that Earth's earliest life forms were organisms with

complex cells.

a single, simple cell.

 a nucleus.

no cells.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes what the first multicellular animals were like?


hard-shelled

single-celled

soft-bodied

“simple” organisms

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is adaptive radiation?

a strategy to preserve fossils

the appearance of complex cells

the acclimation of species to their environments

a sudden, rapid increase in biodiversity

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