Life Over Time

Life Over Time

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Life Over Time

Life Over Time

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The pelvic bone of whales is not needed for movement within the water. This is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

vestigial

analogous

homologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The forelimbs of mammals have similar anatomy because these groups descended from a recent common ancestor. Their bone structure is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

vestigial

analogous

homologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

species change over time

extinct species are not related to living species

different species can interbreed

animals that look alike are most closely related

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the collection of life's remains found in sedimentary rock?

natural selection

homologous structures

Charles Darwin

the fossil record

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is speciation?

the ending or extinction of a single species

the process of a single species changing gradually over time

a single species has homologous structures with another species

a process of some members of the species evolving into a separate species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms, including common ancestors

Fossil Record

Biological Evolution

Cladogram

Common Ancestor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

Homologous structure

Analogous structure

Vestigial structure

None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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