Evidence For Evolution Practice & Darwin vs. Lamarck

_________ is the fact that organisms change over time and are related through common ancestors. 

• Theory of Natural Selection
• Theory of Need
• Theory of Use and Disuse
• Theory of Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

_______ believed that organisms develop traits needed for survival and that traits that were unused would become weaker and gradually disappear. 

• Darwin
• Lamarck
• Mendel
• Watson

____________ believed that those organisms that were best suited for their environment would survive and pass on their beneficial traits to their offspring. 

• Darwin
• Lamarck
• Watson
• Mendel

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

This piece of evidence contains traces of organisms that died a long time ago and shows changes over time. 

• Paleontology
• Embryology
• Cytology
• Microbiology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Similar structures that are found in different species are called _____________. 

• Homologous Structures
• Vestigial Structures 
• Identical Structures
• Necessary Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A structure or organ that seems to serve no purpose, but resembles structures with functional roles in other organisms are called ____________. 

• Necessary Structures
• Homologous Structures
• Vestigial Structures 
• Ancestry Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Wisdom teeth in humans would be an example of what? 

• Homologous Structures
• Mandatory Structures
• Ancestry Structures
• Vestigial Structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

True or False:
Two organisms with similar amino acid sequences must have a more resent common ancestor than two organisms with dissimilar amino acid sequences. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Looking at the similarities in development between different organisms would be an example of which piece of evidence?

• Palentology
• Embryology
• Cytology
• Structure Analysis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

When analyzing fossils, where would the oldest fossils be found?

• Closest to the surface
• The lowest level 
• In the middle

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