Modern Evolution

Modern Evolution

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Modern Evolution

Modern Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS2-4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

How will this mice population most likely change in the future?

The white mice will go extinct.

The grey mice will go extinct.

All of the mice will grow longer fur.

All of the mice will grow longer claws.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What characteristic of populations is Marcia observing?

adaption

evolution

selection

variation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The longnose butterfly fish has a dark spot near its tail that looks like an eye. Its "eyespot" makes predators think they are attacking the head rather than the tail. Why does the longnose butterfly fish have an evolutionary advantage over other fish?

It is more effective at finding mates than other fish.

It is more effective at catching shrimp and worms than other fish.

It is likely to produce more offspring that survive to maturity.

It uses less energy to swim than other fish.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If scientists were to compare the fossil of a fern that lived millions of years ago with other fern fossils that were formed later, what would they most likely find?

that plants had bones millions of years ago

that plants change over time

that ferns stopped evolving 25 million years ago

that only animals evolve

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ten brown mice and ten white mice are placed in a desert environment. What will happen to the white population over time?

It will increase

It will decrease

It will stay the same

There is no way to tell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How would a warming climate affect the species in an ecosystem?

individuals might die off but a species cannot disappear completely

species would increase in number to offset the numbers killed by the heat

species that have never been seen before would suddenly appear

individuals best able to survive the heat would become more likely to reproduce

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a cooling environment, which species will have the best chance for survival?

the one with the smartest individuals

the one with the smallest body size

the one with the most genetic variation

the one with the largest population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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