Two organisms that are closely related would have

completely different DNA sequence

What does it mean when organisms share a common ancestor?

They evolved from 1 species that lived in the past

The organisms have exactly the same traits

The organisms are very different from one another

European rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1859. The rabbits reproduced rapidly in their new habitat, displaced other animals, and overgrazed vegetation. In an attempt to reduce the rabbit population, a virus was introduced in 1951. This virus is usually deadly to European rabbits. When the virus was first introduced, the rabbits died in large numbers, but the death rate decreased over time. Which of the following best explains the decrease in the rabbit death rate?

Natural selection favored rabbits that were resistant to the virus.

Young rabbits learned to avoid being infected with the virus.

The lifespan of the virus was too short to affect rabbits over a long period of time.

Which of the following statements gives the most likely explanation for the presence of two very similar species of squirrels living on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon?

Members of one single squirrel species were geographically separated by the formation of the canyon.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and started a new population on the other side.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and interbred with a different population on the other side.

Members of two different squirrel species migrated from two different places to opposite sides of the canyon.

The Asian shore crab invaded parts of the eastern coast of the United States about 15 years ago. The Asian shore crab preys on blue mussels. In the time since the Asian shore crab arrived, the average shell thickness of the blue mussel population has increased. Which of the following is the most likely reason that this increase in shell thickness has occurred?

Blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells attract more crabs that mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells grow in larger colonies than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells catch more food per day than mussels without thick shells.

Some willow trees alter the chemical composition of their leaves when attacked by caterpillars. Compared to normal leaves, the chemically altered leaves are less nutritious and more difficult for caterpillars to digest. Which of the following is a likely effect of this ability to alter leaf composition?

Willow trees with this ability have a survival advantage over other willow trees.

Willow trees with this ability will attract more caterpillars than other willow trees.

More butterflies will lay their eggs on willow trees with this ability than other willow trees.

Two organisms that are closely related would have

completely different DNA sequence

Which of the following provides molecular evidence in support of the idea of evolution?

Human proteins having amino acids like monkey proteins

Developing pig embryo looking like a developing human embryo

Fossil skull of a 12 Million-yr-old mammal resembles horse

Bones in a human arm are similar to bones in a frog's leg

What is the correct explanation for what is happening in this graph?

There are a lot of small and large beaks, but not average-sized ones

There are a lot of average-sized beaks

There are a lot of small beaks only

Scientists find that most feral cats in a neighborhood have whiskers about 12 cm long. After about 15 generations of stabilizing selection, what would you expect to see?

even more cats with 12 cm long whiskers

most cats with less than 12 cm long whiskers

most cats with more than 12 cm long whiskers

most cats with whiskers either less than or more than 12 cm long, very few with whiskers 12 cms

Evolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is a fossil?

a plant that has recently died

a group of organisms that can reproduce

a structure or organ that no longer functions

a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

variation

adaptation

homologous structure

vestigial structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

natural selection

inheritance

artificial selection

descent withOUT modification

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NGSS.MS-LS4-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

vestigial structures

analogous structures

homologous structures

fossil structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another

genetic drift

sexual selection

bottleneck effect

gene flow

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of structures are shown?

Homologous

Analogous

Vestigial

Heterologous

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of structures are shown?

Homologous

Analogous

Vestigial

Heterologous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Evolution

40 questions

Which of the following is a fossil?

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another

What type of structures are shown?

What type of structures are shown?

What type of structures are shown?

The "Best" form of evidence for evolutionary relationships is-

What is shown ?

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