Ch6 - Change in species over time

An animal that IS suited to its surroundings is likely to _____.

• move away

• survive

• die

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Those organisms with traits that help them to survive will have a better chance to _____.

• die

• be caught

• pass their traits to other generations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

How often do variations increase an animal's chance for survival?

• sometimes

• always

• never

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A species that has few surviving members is said to be ___

• vestigial

• extinct

• endangered

The man who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection was _____.

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Mendel

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Which of the following are homologous structures?

• heart, lungs, brain

• arm, bird wing, flipper

• knee, leg, foot

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is a vestigial structure?

• human appendix

• fish tail

• robin wing

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All the fossils ever discovered on earth make up the _____.

• biological evolution

• fossil record

• geologic time scale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Having thick white fur is an adaptation.

• true

• it depends on the environment

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In the trash can in Wallace’s room, there were many wrappers from snacks. At the bottom of the trash there was a candy bar wrapper. In the middle, there was a piece of plastic from a slice of cheese. On the top of the rest of the trash is a granola bar wrapper. Assuming the trash has never been mixed up, which snack did Wallace eat the longest ago? Which type of dating did you use to answer?

• the granola bar; absolute-age dating

• the granola bar; relative-age dating

• the candy bar; absolute-age dating

• the candy bar; relative-age dating