Fossil Record Evolution

Fossil Record Evolution

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Fossil Record Evolution

Fossil Record Evolution

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Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-ESS1-4

+3

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement best describes dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs evolved into other animals during the Cenozoic Era.

Dinosaurs died out because of natural causes during the Paleozoic Era.

Dinosaurs died out because of a mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era.

Dinosaurs died out because of natural causes and a mass extinction during the Paleozoic Era.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the last individual of a species dies, that species is considered ____

adapted

rare

extinct

evolved

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is an example of a sudden change that could explain the extinction of a species?

a mountain range isolates a spices

Earth’s tectonic plates move

sea level changes

a volcano erupts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What role does evolution play during the Cenozoic Era?

Evolution caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Evolution did not play a role during the Cenozoic Era.

Evolution led to mass extinctions, including many primate species.

Evolution led to a greater diversity of living things, including humans.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is accepted in the scientific community that whales evolved from land mammals. How would fossils provide evidence of this?

Fossils show that fish evolved into sharks.

Fossils show that sharks evolved into whales.

Fossils show that land mammals learned to swim.

Fossils show forelimbs adapting to fins, nostrils moving from the front of the head to the top, and hindlimbs becoming shorter.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Using the diagram, place the fossils in order of appearance from oldest to newest.

Trilobite, Bivalve, Gastropod, Ammonite

Ammonite, Gastropod, Bivalve, Trilobite

Bivalve, Trilobite, Ammonite, Gastropod

They all evolved at about the same time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a vestigial structure?

A structure found on an organism which is no longer useful but shows the links between common ancestors.

Structures which evolved independently based on selective pressures.

Structures that organisms have in common, such as fur on cats and dogs.

Structures that organisms inherit that increase their fitness for the environment in which they live.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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