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Q1 Study Guide 1 - 8th grade

Quiz by Ms. Martin

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  • Q1
    What major adaptation allowed early humans to hunt more effectively?
    Swimming
    Farming
    Tool-making
    Climbing
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the term for the process through which species adapt to their environment over time?
    Radiation
    Extinction
    Evolution
    Migration
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is a significant adaptation that allowed early hominins to travel to different environments?
    Enhanced night vision
    Thicker fur for warmth
    Bipedalism
    Longer arms for climbing
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the term for early human-like species that lived before modern humans?
    Homo sapiens
    Neanderthals
    Hominins
    Australopithecines
    30s
  • Q5
    Which hominin species is known for having the largest brain size?
    Homo sapiens
    Australopithecus afarensis
    Homo habilis
    Homo neanderthalensis
    30s
  • Q6
    What is adaptation in the context of evolution?
    The extinction of a species
    The process of using tools
    A random mutation
    A change that helps an organism survive in its environment
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following best describes natural selection?
    The random change of species over time
    The immediate response of organisms to environmental changes
    The selection of traits by human breeders
    The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
    30s
  • Q8
    How can environmental changes lead to evolution?
    They have no impact on living organisms
    They make species grow larger
    They cause all species to die
    They can create new challenges that require species to adapt
    30s
  • Q9
    Which biomolecule is primarily responsible for storing genetic information in humans?
    Lipid
    Protein
    Carbohydrate
    DNA
    30s
  • Q10
    Which type of biomolecule serves as a primary energy source for the human body?
    Proteins
    Lipids
    Carbohydrates
    Nucleic Acids
    30s
  • Q11
    Which type of carbohydrate is commonly known as sugar?
    Starch
    Glycogen
    Cellulose
    Glucose
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is NOT one of the four major biomolecules?
    Proteins
    Vitamins
    Lipids
    Carbohydrates
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the most common element found in living things?
    Nitrogen
    Hydrogen
    Oxygen
    Carbon
    30s
  • Q14
    What term describes the position of the body when facing forward with arms at the sides and palms facing forward?
    lateral position
    prone position
    anatomical position
    supine position
    30s
  • Q15
    Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
    thoracic cavity
    cranial cavity
    pelvic cavity
    abdominal cavity
    30s

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