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Vocabulary Quiz: Evolutionary History

Authored by GABRIELA FERNANDEZ

Science

8th Grade

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Vocabulary Quiz: Evolutionary History
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an adaptive trait?

A learned behavior from other species

A trait passed down from ancestors

A trait that helps an individual survive in a specific environment

A body part shared by many organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes an ancestor?

A fossil from a different species

A scientist who studies evolution

A related organism from a previous generation

A random genetic mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fossil?

A species that is currently endangered

A newly discovered organism

A random mutation in genes

Evidence of life from the past

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A common ancestor population is:

A group of extinct species

An older population that gave rise to two or more newer species

A population made up of fossils

A population that cannot evolve

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does speciation refer to?

A mutation that causes disease

The study of bones in different species

The extinction of older organisms

The formation of new species from one population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is natural selection?

A process where humans choose which organisms breed

The extinction of weaker organisms

The change in trait distribution over many generations

A random shift in species behavior

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Evolutionary time spans:

A few hundred years

A species’ lifespan

From the first cellular life to the present

Only the time after dinosaurs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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