Study Guide

Study Guide

7th Grade

57 Qs

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Study Guide

Study Guide

Assessment

Passage

Biology

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-ESS2-2

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amanda Greeves

FREE Resource

57 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which type of rock are fossils most commonly found?

Sedimentary rock

Volcanic rock

Igneous rock

Metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the presence of both ancient and modern fern fossils in different climates suggest about Earth's past environment?

Ferns can grow anywhere.

Ferns evolved to tolerate snow.

Earth's climate has changed over time.

Fossils are not climate-dependent.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The similarity in bone structure between a manatee flipper and a human arm is an example of a ________ structure and suggests ________.

homologous; no relation

vestigial; similar function

homologous; common ancestry

analogous; separate evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would challenge the accuracy of a cladogram showing the evolution of land plants?

A fern fossil older than moss fossils

An extinct plant species

A fossil of a pine tree

A newly discovered flowering plant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does common ancestry suggest about species in evolution?

They do not change over time.

They share a common ancestor in the past.

They lived at the same time.

They all look the same.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the fossil record of horse evolution suggest about how horses have changed over time?

They have stayed the same.

They gradually evolved larger bodies and longer legs.

They developed wings.

They became smaller over time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the fossil record support the theory of evolution?

It proves species don’t go extinct.

It shows all species appeared at once.

It shows fossils only in one place.

It shows gradual changes in species over time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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