S3S5

S3S5

8th Grade

15 Qs

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S3S5

S3S5

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS3-1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is found only in one layer of rock that indicates a geologic age?

Cast fossil

Index fossil

Mold Fossil

Geologic Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

the soft parts - skin, muscle

the hard parts - bones, shells, stems

all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rock formed first?

Rock A

Rock B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection.

Survival of the Fittest

Extinction

Derived trait

Artificial Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is.......

natural selection

artificial variation

artificial selection

survival of the fittest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, individuals that tend to survive.......

got characteristics from their parent through use and disuse

have the least number of offspring

have characteristics that breeders value

have variations best suited to their environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

Evolution

Natural Selection

Extinction

Artifical Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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