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Grade 8 Evolution
Several organisms on the Galapagos Islands have evolved into new species through what?
  1. isolation
  2. observation
  3. vestigial organs
  4. artificial selection
Grade 8 Evolution
The idea that life could spring from non-living matter is
  1. development.
  2. spontaneous generation.
  3. homeostasis.
  4. evolution.
Grade 8 Evolution
For natural selection to occur, there must be
  1. a shortage of food.
  2. a change in the environment, causing individuals to change.
  3. some genetic differences among the individuals of a species.
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Evolution
Which list is of organisms from the latest to evolve to the earliest to evolve?
  1. bacteria, fish, mammals
  2. bacteria, mammals, fish
  3. fish, bacteria, mammals
  4. mammals, fish, bacteria
Grade 8 Evolution
Speciation takes place when variation occurs with
  1. geographical isolation.
  2. death of an organism.
  3. changes due to accidents.
Grade 8 Evolution
Which statement about evolution is FALSE?
  1. Humans have had no effect on the evolution of organisms on Earth.
  2. The evolution of organisms on Earth has been affected by humans.
  3. According to scientists, humans are a result of evolution.
  4. According to scientists, species continue to evolve.
Grade 8 Evolution
Organisms evolve rapidly to form many new species that fill different niches in the process of
  1. natural selection.
  2. evolution.
  3. adaptive radiation.
  4. genetics.
Grade 8 Evolution
Which statement most accurately describes a species?
  1. organisms that migrate to the north during the fall
  2. a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
  3. survival mechanism used by living and nonliving things
  4. a population of various living things that mate in extreme conditions
Grade 8 Evolution
Who wrote the book Origin of Species?
  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Carl Linnaeus
  3. Charles Darwin
  4. Gregor Mendel
Grade 8 Evolution
Which explanation did Lamarck use to account for the fossil record changing?
  1. Species best suited to their environments survive better than others.
  2. Variation within a species can be passed on to offspring.
  3. Acquired traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
  4. Giraffes adapted to their environment.
Grade 8 Evolution
Where did the earliest living organisms reside?
  1. land
  2. ocean
  3. freshwater lakes
  4. air
Grade 8 Evolution
What are the possible earliest multicellular organisms?
  1. jellyfish
  2. simple plants
  3. fungi
  4. tiny seaweeds
Grade 8 Evolution
Lucy got her name from a song by
  1. Michael Jackson.
  2. the Beatles.
  3. Elvis.
  4. One Direction.
Grade 8 Evolution
Where was Lucy found?
  1. United States of America
  2. London
  3. Canada
  4. Africa
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