8.L.4.2

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best explains the separate evolution of African and Asian elephants?
overhunting
volcanic activity
splitting of Pangea
extinction of dinosaurs
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A new type of plant was discovered on a newly-formed volcanic island. The island is hundreds of miles away from the mainland. Which hypothesis best explains how the plant arrived?
It spontaneously generated.
It was carried there by humans.
It was carried there by wind or waves.
It was already present in volcanic materials.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which would provide evidence of lithospheric plate movement over time?
fossils of tropical plants found near the equator
fossils of tropical fish found in a warm climate area
fossils of tropical plants found in a cold climate area
fossils of tropical fish found at the bottom of an ocean
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on the fossil record, which organisms were most likely to have existed first?
plants
insects
jellyfish
bacteria
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best describes the similar function of wings in birds and butterflies?
embryological structures
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bird wings and insect wings are analogous structures. Which can most likely be concluded?
Insects evolved from birds.
Birds evolved from insects.
Birds and insects have a close common ancestor.
Birds and insects do not have a close common ancestor.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do scientists most often use to form the basis for biological classification?
dietary habits
population size
geographic location
comparative anatomy
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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