EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION

The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.

• a common ancestor.
• an embryonic stage.
• development.
• evolution.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________

• look very similar.
• have very different features.
• show different stages of development.
• have only a tail if they are non-human.

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What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

• Fossils

• Vestigial Structures

• DNA

• Homologous Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

• Fossils

• Embryology

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

• The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment
• The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor
• The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases
• All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Body parts similar in structure and origin

• evolution

• embryology

• homologous

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

_____________________are features present in modern organisms which are no longer in use.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

• Fossils

• Natural Selection

• Early Development/Embryos

• Body Structure/Anatomy

• DNA/Proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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