Pattern of Evolution

Pattern of Evolution

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Pattern of Evolution

Pattern of Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which pattern of change in living things does the fossil record show?

Life on Earth changed from small, single-celled organisms to large, multicellular organisms.

All the types of living things on Earth have remained the same over time.

Ancient organisms were far more complex than organisms found living on Earth today.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Charles Darwin was a scientist whose notable visit to the ___________ shaped his ideas about the theory of evolution.

Hawii

Galapagos Islands

South America

Equador

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement summarizes the theory of evolution?

Natural processes cause living things on Earth to change over time.

Living things in younger rocks are the common ancestors of those in older rocks.

Individual organisms can choose to adapt to their environment.

Fossils represent only a small percentage of all the species that have ever lived.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following do scientists as evidence to support the theory of evolution?

DNA similarities

Comparing early stages of embryos

Comparing organisms' body structures

Studying the fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a key piece of evidence for human evolution?

Ancient cave paintings

Stone tools

Fossilised human bones

Old maps

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following correctly summarizes the physical changes that early humans went through over the past million years or so?

Brain size increased as jaw size decreased

Brain size decreased as jaw size increased

Bipedalism increased as use of tools increased

Bipedalism decreased as the use of tools increased

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Whales, which live in the water, have hip bones. Which of the following best explains why whales have hip bones?

Whales have evolved this structure because it might be useful in the future.

Whales are able to interbreed with other animals that have hips.

Whales have a diet that includes other animals that have this structure.

Whales share a common ancestor with animals that walk on land.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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