Evolution Review 24

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8th Grade
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Rosalind Byrd
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is true about fossils?
Fossils provide the evidence for the Law of Superposition
Fossils provide the evidence for the Theory of Evolution
Fossils provide the evidence for the Laws of Motion
Fossils provide the evidence for the Law of Gravity
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the winter, the fur of the arctic fox is white. In summer, the fur darkens to a reddish brown. What most likely causes the fur of the fox to change color?
the fox's age
the amount of sunlight present
the fox's habitat
the fox's genes
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does genetic variation affect an organism’s ability to adapt to its environment?
decreases it
has no known effect in most organisms
increases it
leads to extinction
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these characteristics best helps scientists classify organisms?
size
color
gender
structure
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A strawberry farmer finds that, after a hard freeze, some of his strawberries are still alive. Which best explains why these strawberries were able to survive?
They are able to reproduce more quickly than the other strawberries.
The color of the strawberries is darker, and they maintain their temperature better than other strawberries.
They have different genetic variations that cause them to be more resistant to cold temperatures.
They have larger leaves to protect the fruit than the other strawberries.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imprints of the shells of ocean clams are often found in the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains. What do these imprint fossils most likely indicate?
Mountain river clams evolved from ocean clams.
These mountains were once under the ocean.
Ocean clams evolved from mountain river clams.
These mountains once had a more rainy climate.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A paleontologist found a fossil of an organism that looks like modern-day ferns. Which would most likely assist the paleontologist in proving that the two organisms are related?
comparing the structures of the fossil to that of modern-day ferns
analyzing the composition of the rock in which the fossil was discovered
recording how the tectonic plates have moved since the fossil was created
mapping the location of where the fossil grew against where modern-day ferns grow
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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