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Science
Evolution and inheritance

Starter quiz

  • Fossils can give us evidence about living things that lived millions of years ago. What are fossils?
    Fossils can give us evidence about living things that lived millions of years ago. What are fossils?
    • Special types of rock.
    • Animal bones that have been frozen.
    • Living things that have died and are decaying.
    • The remains or imprints of living things preserved in rock.  ✓
  • How do scientists form their theories?
    • They use all the evidence they have from enquiries.  ✓
    • They gather opinions from their friends and family.
    • They use their intuition and gut feelings.
  • A species is…
    • a distinct type of living thing.  ✓
    • a group of animals.
    • a unique type of plant.
    • the offspring of a living thing.
  • Which of these people are not one of Alex’s ancestors?
    Which of these people are not one of Alex’s ancestors?
    • his mother
      his mother
    • his father
      his father
    • his sister
      his sister  ✓
    • his grandfather
      his grandfather
  • An adaptation is a feature of a living thing that helps it to <span class="blank">______</span> in its habitat.
    An adaptation is a feature of a living thing that helps it to ______ in its habitat.
    • 'survive' ✓
  • The term 'survival of the ______' explains how living things that are better adapted to their habitats are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass their characteristics on to their offspring.
    • 'fittest' ✓
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