Evolution History

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Do you think the two species have a common ancestor?
NO
YES
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Imagine a population of frogs that live in the forest. The frogs have a green coloring on top that helps them blend into the forest so they are not noticed by predators. Imagine that half of this population stayed in the forest and the other half of the population moved to the hills above the forest, which are drier, with some brown grass and brown soil. Which population of frogs is likely to have more changes after many generations?
Descendant Species 1: The frogs in the brown hills.
Descendant Species 2: The frogs in the green forest.
Neither.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which descendant species is most likely to have body structures that are the most different from Descendant Species B? Select 2
Descendant Species A
Descendant Species C
Descendant Species D
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which species (H, I, or K) is the closest relative to Species J?
Species H
Species I
Species K
Neither
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a key piece of evidence for human evolution?
Ancient cave paintings
Stone tools
Fossilised human bones
Old maps
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Humans evolved from chimpanzees
True
False
Answer explanation
Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees, but rather share a common ancestor with them. Therefore, the statement is False.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following correctly summarizes the physical changes that early humans went through over the past million years or so?
Brain size increased as jaw size decreased
Brain size decreased as jaw size increased
Bipedalism increased as use of tools increased
Bipedalism decreased as the use of tools increased
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