Life Diversity

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Science
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8th Grade
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Alexis Paugh
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two fossils are found in two different layers of rock. Which is most likely the older fossil?
Upper fossil
Lower fossil
Neither
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which law states that younger rock is found above older rock?
Law of Superposition
Plate Tectonics
Fossil Record
Gravity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a beneficial trait that allows an organism to be more successful?
Ability
Adaptation
Natural Selection
Evolution
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists can study the DNA similarities between two different species. What type of evidence is this?
Biochemical
Bionic
Geochemical
Evolutionary
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What scale is used to describe important periods in Earth's history?
The Geologic Time Scale
Fossil Record
Earth's History
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is natural selection best described?
Survival of the fittest
Adaptations
Darwin's Theory
Finches
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What system groups organisms based on similarities?
Classification
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Species
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