Evolutionary History End of Unit Assessment

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A descendant species is:
a older population from which two or more newer species descended.
a related organism from a previous generation
everything that surrounds an organism
a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An adaptive trait is:
a trait that is a harmful mutation
a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
a trait that always shows up randomly and makes an organism stronger
an adoption
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A fossil is:
living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria
evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
an organism's arm, leg or wing
everything that surrounds an organism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An ancestor is:
a related organism from a previous generation
a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population
a part of an organism
Having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do cats and giraffes have similar body structures.
These species are not related
It was a coincidence, that can't happen
They share a common ancestor
They both had the same mother but it was a giraffe
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following structures are shared between the following fossils?
Tail
Backbone
None of them
A and B
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do dogs and wolfs BOTH have a backbone?
A common ancestor passed down the backbone trait
They were best friends and they wanted to mach
it was a coincidence.
They are both common ancestors.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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