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5th grade cells, genetics and evolution

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 10 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-LS4-2, NGSS.MS-LS4-4 · England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

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  1. Question 1

    Mary Anning found fossils of sea reptiles on the English coast in the 1800s. Why were her finds important?

    • A. They were made of gold.
    • B. They showed dinosaurs lived with people.
    • C. They showed that living things very different from today's once existed and became extinct.
    • D. They proved the sea was always the same.

  2. Question 2

    True or false? Offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  3. Question 3

    Why does evolution usually take a very long time?

    • A. It never happens.
    • B. It happens in one animal's lifetime.
    • C. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.
    • D. Animals evolve only on birthdays.

  4. Question 4

    True or false? All species that ever lived are still alive today.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  5. Question 5

    Why does evolution usually take a very long time?

    • A. Animals evolve only on birthdays.
    • B. It never happens.
    • C. It happens in one animal's lifetime.
    • D. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.

  6. Question 6

    True or false? Offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  7. Question 7

    Why does evolution usually take a very long time?

    • A. It never happens.
    • B. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.
    • C. It happens in one animal's lifetime.
    • D. Animals evolve only on birthdays.

  8. Question 8

    True or false? Offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  9. Question 9

    Giraffes have long necks. Which explanation fits evolution by natural selection?

    • A. Each giraffe stretched its neck and passed the stretch to its babies.
    • B. Giraffes decided to grow longer necks.
    • C. Necks grow when giraffes sleep standing up.
    • D. Giraffes born with longer necks reached more food, survived and had more young.

  10. Question 10

    True or false? An animal can change its body by wanting to, and pass that on.

    • A. True
    • B. False

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Answer key: 5th grade cells, genetics and evolution

  1. 1. C. They showed that living things very different from today's once existed and became extinct.

  2. 2. A. True

  3. 3. C. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.

  4. 4. B. False

  5. 5. D. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.

  6. 6. A. True

  7. 7. B. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.

  8. 8. A. True

  9. 9. D. Giraffes born with longer necks reached more food, survived and had more young.

  10. 10. B. False