November TITF Quiz 6-12

Cladograms are based on:

• Genetics

• Observable characteristics

• A species’ diet

• Where an animal lives

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Where a cladogram splits, there is a

• Ecosystem niche

• Dinosaur

• Common ancestor

• Biological anomaly

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is the correct order to create a fossil?

• Burial, Exposure, Sedimentation, Permineralization

• Burial, Sedimentation, Exposure, Compaction

• Exposure, Permineralization, Sedimentation, Burial

• Burial, Sedimentation, Permineralization, Exposure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following locations would have the BEST chance of fossilization?

• Desert

• Mountain top

• Riverbed

• Forest

How long have horseshoe crabs existed?

• 4 million years

• 40 million years

• 445 million years

• 625 million years

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the closest living relative to the horseshoe crab?

• Spider

• Lobster

• Crab

• Cockroach

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

True or False: Extinction is a normal process.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What real world event caused a specific species of moths to evolve by changing color?

• Industrial Revolution

• World War II

• Plague

• Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the name of the largest species of mosasaur?

• Globidens phosphaticus

• Mosasaurus hoffmani

• Prognathodon kianda

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What taxonomic order do mosasaurs belong to?

• Squamata

• Dinosauria

• Crocodilia

• Chelonia

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2