8th Grade: Q3 Exam Review 2.2

Which of the following scientists was first to propose a mechanism for how organisms change?

• Charles Lyell

• Mary Anning

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Which of the following scientists proposed The Theory of Uniformitarianism?

• Charles Lyell

• Mary Anning

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Which of the following is Carl Linnaeus known for?

• Hypothesized that mountains were and are still being formed in a gradual process.

• First to propose a feasible mechanism for evolution. It is called Natural Selection.

• First scientist to propose a mechanism for how organisms change.

• Naming , ranking, and classifying organisms.

What part of a wave is shown in the picture above?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What part of a wave is shown in the picture above?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What part of a wave is shown in the picture above?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Term used to refer to a group of related organisms that has died out and has no living members is called species.

• True

• False

Structures that are similar in different species and that have been inherited from a common ancestor are called Humulus Structures.

• True

• False

The three long units of geological time between the Precambrian and the present are Eras.

• True

• False

The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive is Artificial Selection.

• True

• False