
9.B Fossil Record Redemption
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1.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Move the correct terms to complete the statement below.
The sudden appearance of new species in the fossil record is evidence of (a) and may be caused by (b)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When multiple transitional fossils are found in many rock layers, they provide evidence of —
Seasonal variation in the diet of a species
Gradual change of a species over time
DNA functioning as the genetic material of organisms
An unchanging environment
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Certain species of the coral-like sea organisms called bryozoans first appeared about 140 million years ago. They remained unchanged for the first 40 million years and then suddenly experienced rapid genetic change. Which process would BEST account for the pattern of evolution in bryozoans?
Convergent evolution
Differentiation
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two scientists studied patterns of evolution in the fossil record. Many species they analyzed showed periods of slow change interrupted by a period of rapid change. This pattern of slow change followed by rapid change with few, if any, transitional fossils BEST describes the theory of —
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Punctuated equilibrium
Gene flow
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The data in the diagram is evidence that —
A new species of horse suddenly appeared
Horses slowly developed over time
Horses have similar stages of rapid embryological development
Horses have a common ancestry with other hooved animals
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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