Origin of Life and Evolution Quiz

Origin of Life and Evolution Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Evelyn Hayes

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the condition of Earth's surface in its early history?

Dry and desert-like

Frozen and icy

Molten and unsuitable for life

Covered in lush vegetation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the origin of life considered to have happened quickly?

Because it was a rare event

Because it took billions of years

Because it happened in a few hundred million years

Because it was a gradual process

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the rapid origin of life suggest about the process?

It was impossible to happen naturally

It was facilitated by an unknown factor

It was a difficult and complex process

It was a random occurrence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is essential to understand the future history of life?

The migration patterns of early humans

The ability of life to adapt to climate change

The origin of systems that can replicate and pass on hereditary information

The extinction of dinosaurs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose work is crucial in understanding evolution?

Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler

Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace

Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur

Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein