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Evolution Test review

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Biology

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The table below shows various stages of the development of a modern medical theory.


Which of the following most likely caused the transitions between stages?

Sick patients showed different symptoms, so scientists made many theories to fit each illness

More popular scientists came up simpler ideas that were easier to understand.

New technology could not prove the old theory, so new ones were made up by scientists

New evidence or interpretation changed fundamental scientific knowledge

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since the Moon has no living organisms, which method would be best for determining the age of one Moon rock?

density of sediment collection

law of superposition

radioactive dating

fossil and mineral comparison

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The oldest rock formation identified on Earth is found on the shoreline of Hudson Bay in Canada. This rock formed 4.28 billion years ago. Which information does a scientist need to most accurately determine the age of a rock?

the percentage of each mineral that makes up the rock

the thickness of younger rock layers that cover the rock

the amount of weathering present on the surface of the rock.

the amount of each radioactive element present in the rock.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Years ago, there was a land bridge between North America and Russia that no longer exists.

What does this statement indicate about Earth?

It indicates that Earth is losing water that it used to have.

It indicates that human travel is destroying Earth's landforms

It indicates that Earth is changing, often gaining or losing landforms.

It indicates that Earth is likely to be completely covered with water one day.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Individuals within a population have slightly different traits, called variations. How do variations improve the likelihood that a population will survive?

Variation enables individuals to produce offspring that will survive into adulthood.

Variation enables the population to create new genes, which help individuals survive a significant change in their environment.

Variation provides the raw material upon which natural selection acts in a population

Variation enables a population to have many different traits, which helps the community survive a significant change in their environment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Within a population, variation increases the likelihood that some individuals will be able to survive if the environment changes. Which of the following causes variations within a population?

Changes in genetic material ( mutation)

Changes in extinction rates

Changes in breeding rate

Changes in the environment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would the fossils in the sediments layers of Earth appear if species had evolved over time?

All of the layers would contain fossils of simple organisms

All of the layers would contain fossils of complex organisms

The lower layers would contain fossils of more-complex organisms

The upper layers would contain fossils of more-complex organisms.

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