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SEPARATE Evolution and History of Life Quiz

Authored by Amber Connor

Biology

9th Grade

NGSS covered

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SEPARATE Evolution and History of Life Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the estimated age of Earth when it first formed?

5.2 billion years ago

2.5 billion years ago

4.6 billion years ago

3.8 billion years ago

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the big patterns of how living things evolve above the species level called?

Macroevolution

Paleoevolution

Microevolution

Mesoevolution

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the molecule that carries genetic information in all organisms on Earth?

Carbohydrate

RNA

Protein

DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the major driver of macroevolution that involves the sliding and floating of Earth's surface plates?

Volcanic eruptions

Plate tectonics

Meteorite impacts

Climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the fossilized mounds formed from thin layers of sediment left behind by early prokaryote residents?

Moundolites

Sedimentites

Fossilitites

Stromatolites

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the group of lobe-finned fish that may have had inner nostrils and evolved into land-walking, air-breathing beings?

Tetrapods

Amphibians

Reptiles

Mammals

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

Adaptation

Natural Selection

Evolution

Speciation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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