Evolution by Natural Selection Quiz

8/17/2019 Evolution by Natural Selection Quiz

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Evolution by Natural Selection Quiz:NAME:_______________________

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Sc.8.7.1 Knows basic ideas related to biological evolution

What are the 4 stages of natural selection? Please write a sentence escri!ing

each stage an then gi"e an e#a$%le of how it $a& occur in nature' ()%ts*

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What e"ience can we o!ser"e (Li"ing an Non+li"ing* that su%%ort the theor&

of e"olution? (,%ts*

-sing the %icture to the right. e#%lain how this

can !e use for e"ience to su%%ort e"olution?

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Co$%are an contrast natural selection an arti0cial selection (4%ts*



Sc.8.7.4 Understand the concept of extinction

1ow $an& $ass e#tinction e"ents ha"e there !een in the histor& of life on%lanet Earth?

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What is the e0nition of a $ass e#tinction?

n e"er& single $ass e#tinction e"ent. what was the %ri$ar& cause of %lant an

ani$al eath? Wh& woul this cause so $uch estruction of li"ing things?

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n geologic ti$e. $ass e#tinctions ha%%en relati"el& 5uic6l&. hunres if not

thousans of &ears7 what is the relationshi% !etween $ass e#tinctions ane"olution? (/%ts*

What is the e0nition of a s%ecies? (,%ts*

Aa%tations (2%ts*



o 8he "ariet& of li"ing things on eartho A trait that hel%s an organis$ sur"i"e an re%rouceo A trait that onl& hel%s an ani$al sur"i"eo A wa& of 6nowing that e"olution is true

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o A wa& of 6nowing that e"olution is trueo A trait that hel%s an organis$ sur"i"e an re%rouceo 8he "ariet& of li"ing things on eartho A trait that onl& hel%s an ani$al sur"i"e

Sc.8.7.3 Knows geologic evidence of evolution

9escri!e raualis$ ;s' Punctuate E5uili!riu$ include a drawing to help if

needed (/%ts*

What are the / t&%es of fossils we 0n in roc6? (/%ts*

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i"e as $an& e#a$%les as &ou can of 1o$ologous =tructures (,%ts*

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Evolution by Natural Selection Quiz