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Evolution

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-LS4-2, NGSS.MS-LS4-4 · England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

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  1. Question 1

    True or false? Evolution happens to one animal during its life.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  2. Question 2

    Why does evolution usually take a very long time?

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

  3. Question 3

    True or false? Fossils give evidence of living things from long ago.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  4. Question 4

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

  5. Question 5

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

    • A. True
    • B. False

  6. Question 6

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

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

  7. Question 7

    True or false? Evolution happens to one animal during its life.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  8. Question 8

    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. Necks grow when giraffes sleep standing up.
    • C. Giraffes decided to grow longer necks.
    • D. Giraffes born with longer necks reached more food, survived and had more young.

  9. Question 9

    True or false? Evolution happens to one animal during its life.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  10. Question 10

    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.

  11. Question 11

    True or false? Living things have changed over time.

    • A. True
    • B. False

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Answer key: Evolution

  1. 1. B. False

  2. 2. A. Changes build up slowly over many, many generations.

  3. 3. A. True

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

  5. 5. B. False

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

  7. 7. B. False

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

  9. 9. B. False

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

  11. 11. A. True