Patterns and Processes of Evolution

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the evolution of a species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods?
Zombie apocalypse
Revolution
Transformation
Gradualism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the pattern of evolution in which long stable periods are interrupted by brief periods or more rapid change?
Punctuated equalism
Indiana weather
Punctuated equalibrium
Sleep
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name given to a scientist that studies fossils?
Paleontologist
Oncologist
Herpetologist
Period
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are changes in anatomy, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior that take place in clades larger than a single species?
Microevolutionary patterns
Macroevolutionary patterns
Molecular clock
Species evolutionary patterns
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the extinction caused by slow and steady processes of natural selection?
Background extinction
Total annhilation
Backstand extinction
Backwards extinction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name given to a species that has died out?
coevolution
gradualism
extinct
exist
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers?
index fossil
relative dating
carbon dating
radiometric dating
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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