Amplify Evolutionary History
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species
speciation
descandant
fossil
extinct
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
fossil
extinct
generation
species
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
species
fossil
trait
limb
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
an organism’s arm, leg, or wing
limb
body structure
mutation
organisms
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
when something stays mostly the same over time
stability
change
trait
limb
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
environment
evolution
diagnose
fossil
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This fossil bird and this living salamander both have tails. However, they have different tail structures. The bird has a very short tail made of just one bone that helps it have a light skeleton for flying. The salamander has a long tail with many bones that helps it balance while it runs. What most likely explains why both the bird and salamander have tails and why the tails are different?
The salamander and bird both inherited tails from a shared ancestor population, but this population separated into different environments. In each environment, different types of tails evolved, which helped the populations survive.
It is impossible to explain the body structures of different species. The way that structures change over time is very complex, and no one has ever observed these changes occurring.
The bird and salamander are different species, so they do not share an ancestor population. These species had separate ancestor populations, and each evolved a tail that helps it survive in its environment.
All species have their own specific body structures, so it is a coincidence that the bird and salamander happen to have different types of tails.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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