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S8 - Q4 - Unit 1 Test

Biological Evolution + Critical Thinking

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assessment
Grade Level
Grade 8
Duration
45 minutes
Questions
36

Description

Unit test covering the rock record, natural selection, adaptation and speciation, taxonomy, and logical fallacies.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how scientists use the rock record and dating methods to determine Earth's history

  • Describe Darwin's four principles of natural selection and how they drive evolution

  • Compare types of adaptations and selection patterns, and explain speciation

  • Classify organisms using the taxonomic hierarchy, domains, and kingdoms

  • Identify and detect logical fallacies

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Assessment Questions

36 questions
1

According to the Law of Superposition, in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the oldest layers are found:

Multiple Choice
2

Which type of dating determines the ACTUAL age of a rock or fossil in years?

Multiple Choice
3

A radioactive element has a half-life of 500 years. A scientist starts with 80 grams. How much of the original element remains after 1,500 years?

Multiple Choice
4

What characteristic makes a fossil useful as an index fossil?

Multiple Choice
5

What is the correct order of the geologic time scale from LARGEST division to SMALLEST?

Multiple Choice
+ 31 more questions

Standards Alignment

8.E.2.1
Infer the age of Earth and relative age of rocks and fossils from index fossils and ordering of rock layers
8.E.2.2
Explain the use of fossils, ice cores, composition of sedimentary rocks, faults, and igneous rock formations found in rock layers as evidence of the history of the Earth and its changing life forms
8.L.4.1
Summarize the use of evidence drawn from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy to form the basis for biological classification systems and the theory of evolution
8.L.4.2
Explain the relationship between genetic variation and an organism's ability to adapt to its environment
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text

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Science
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PRISM ID
S8-Q4-unit1-test

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test evolution natural selection adaptation taxonomy rock record critical thinking fallacies

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