Changes in Organisms

Where did life begin on Earth?

• Land

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Bacteria

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

How much of life went extinct at the end of the Permian Period?

• 90% of life in the water, 70% of life on the land

• 90% of life on the land, 70% of life in the water

• 90% of all life everywhere on Earth

• 70% of all life everywhere on Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What did the supercontinent of Pangea allow dinosaurs to do?

• Grow larger and become huge.

• First mammals, birds, and flowers.

• Small and medium mammals to become more dominant.

• Travel across large areas of land.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Place these animals in order or appearance from oldest to most recent.

• A B C D

• D C B A

• D B C A

• C D B A

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Place these animals in order of appearance from oldest to most recent.

• A B C D

• D C B A

• A D B D

• B A D C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What was the "Cambrian Explosion"?

• Lots of plant and animal life suddenly appears.

• Several volcanic eruptions that caused a mass extinction.

• The enormous amount of oxygen caused by cyanobacteria.

• A type of planetary nebula.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Comparing rock layers and fossils to determine if it is older or younger.

• Index Fossils

• Geologic Time Scale

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

Which is the correct order from the largest section of time to the shortest on the Geologic Time Scale?

• Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

• Era, Eon, Period, Epoch

• Epoch, Period, Era, Eon

• Era, Eon, Epoch, Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Determines the approximate age (often using radiometric dating, and/or previously dated fossils).

• Index Fossil

• Geologic Time Scale

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is considered a line of evidence helping to support the theory of evolution?

• Organism Ability

• Similar Functions

• Differences in Anatomy

• Similar Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3