Evidence for Evolution

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A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is

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evolution.

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The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.

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a common ancestor.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Common ancestry relates to evolution because

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the more two organisms have in common, the more recent is their common ancestor during their evolution.

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Which piece of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species? Options: fossil record, comparing embryology, comparing biochemistry, comparing anatomy

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comparing anatomy

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Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

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They have a common ancestor

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Does the presence of homologous structures in genetically different animals suggest common ancestry?

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Yes

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The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

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The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor

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What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

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Embryology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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What shows clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived?

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Fossils

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
Options: Fossil A and C are the same age
, Fossil B is older than fossil C, Fossils A is older than fossil B, Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Fossil D is older than fossil C

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