Unit 3 Earth's Biological History Test

Unit 3 Earth's Biological History Test

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Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-1

+5

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a gap in the geologic record where rock layers have been lost due to erosion called?

Back

Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Are faults and magma intrusions older or younger than the rock they cut through?

Back

Younger

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What explains the concept of mutations in a species?

Back

Individual organisms within a species are born with different traits. Beneficial traits allow organisms to survive and pass on those traits.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What percentage of the species that have ever lived are alive today?

Back

1%.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was Lamarck's Theory of Evolution based on?

Back

Acquired Traits.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define 'geologic time scale'.

Back

A system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the significance of fossils in understanding Earth's biological history?

Back

Fossils provide evidence of past life forms and their evolution over time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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