Do or die: extinction in a changing world

The Earth’s atmosphere has been changing for billions of years, which has greatly affected living organisms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The continents have remained in place for billions of years, so most areas have the same environments that they did long ago.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth has experienced periodic ice ages, which cause sea levels to rise when glaciers form.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth has experienced periodic ice ages, which cause sea levels to rise when glaciers form.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Except for catastrophic events like volcanic eruptions, conditions on Earth have stayed the same throughout Earth’s history.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Sea level changes is a ...........

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

Competitor species like plankton and algae grow large and crowd out coral is a ...........

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Increases in ocean temperature is a ...........

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

Increased exposure to disease-causing organisms is a ...........

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select any statement that is true about evolution by natural selection.

• Natural selection leads to evolution because individuals with better traits contribute more offspring to future generations.

• The goal of natural selection is to evolve the best adaptation for a particular environment.

• Natural selection always produces the perfect adaptation to an organism’s environment.

• Evolution by natural selection is a completely random process

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4