Common Ancestors

Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• homologous structure

• mimicry

• analogous structure

• camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Tetrapods are animals that have ____ limbs.

• 8

• 4

• 6

• 10

An embryo is the earliest stage of an organism's development.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Analogous structures show common ancestry.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is placed on the top part of a cladogram?

• names of organisms

• number of organisms

• characteristics or traits

What is placed on the bottom of a cladogram?

• names of organisms

• number of organisms

• characteristics or traits

• none of the above

A beaver's teeth and an elephant tusk are an example of

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Shark fin, penguin wing, and dolphin flipper are an example of

• homologous structure

• mimcry

• analogous structure

• camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Dogs, cats, and humans are tetrapods.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do we call structures that perform a similar function but arise from different ancestral traits?

• analogous structures

• neutral substitution

• homologous structures

• species richness

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2