Evolution voc 2

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossil Record

• A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth’s crust.

• A genetically determined characteristic.

• A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.

• A change in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule.

Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

• natural selection
• embryology
• speciation
• evolution

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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the tailbone of a human

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of structures are these?

• homologous
• vestigial 
• analogous
• fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Structures that have the same function but different structures are...

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• vestigial structures
• embryology 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce:

• Fewer mutations
• Stronger genes
• More offspring
• Better traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following are HOMOLOGOUS structures?

• bee wings and bird wings

• legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

• whale flipper and bat wing

• human eyebrows and ant antenna

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Which images illustrate ANALOGOUS structures?

• 1, 2

• 1, 3

• 2, 3

• 1, 2, 3