6th Grade Quarter 4 Science Assessment Review

During this Era Pangaea was being formed?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Phanerozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Put the following units of geological time in order from largest to smallest unit of time.

• Epoch, Eon, Era, Period

• Epoch, Period, Era, Eon

• Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

• Period, Eon, Period, Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the name of the most recent era in geologic time?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did dinosaurs live?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Cenozoic Era is often called "the Age of the ____"

• Dinosaurs
• Mammals
• Amphibians
• Reptiles

Which era was the longest, taking up 88% of geologic time?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

A black bear hibernates during the winter months.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation

Parrots have special feet, with two toes on the front and back to help them cling to branches.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation