Transition Fossils

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did scientists lead by Shubin decide to search in the Canadian Arctic for transition fossils? Select all that apply.
Age of the rocks
Kind of the rock there
Other parts of the world had been explored already
The climate/weather was the best there
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What characteristics of Tiktaalik are fish-like? Select all that apply.
Fins
Neck
Scales
Flat head
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What characteristics of Tiktaalik make it a tetrapod? Select all that apply.
Eyes on the top of head
Flat head
Hip bones
A neck
Tetrapod-like ribs
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When do scientists believe Tikaalik lived?
380 MYA
375 MYA
370 MYA
365 MYA
360 MYA
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select ALL the evidence that supports the idea that four-legged animals came from fish.
All are vertebrates
The embryos and DNA are similar
The fossil record shows relatedness
They have all the same bones
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long did it take for vertebrates to transition from water to land?
Thousands of years
Hundreds of thousands of years
Millions of years
A billion years
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a transition fossil?
A fossil that shows features of both ancestral and derived species
A fossil that is found in transition zones between ecosystems
A fossil that is used to date geological layers
A fossil that is incomplete or fragmented
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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