Evolution - Common Ancestry

Evolution - Common Ancestry

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Evolution - Common Ancestry

Evolution - Common Ancestry

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-4

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Charles Darwin realized that

the birds on the Galapagos Islands were identical.

all life is related and descended from a common ancestor

all life is not related and did not descended from a common ancestor.

the oldest layer in the fossil record is located on the top.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Using Data Table 1, which organism shares a most recent common ancestor with rabbits?

Fly
Bat
Tree
Bacterium

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Using the Data Table 1, which organism is least related to rabbits?

Fly
Bat
Tree
Bacterium

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Two of the organisms seemed to be more closely related to each other than to the other vertebrates. The type of evidence shown is using the field of — 

comparing anatomy/body structures 
DNA sequences 
biochemistry
fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Using the cladogram to the right, which organism(s) do not have jaws?

Lancelet
Leopard
Turtle
Tuna

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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 The embryos of fish, chicken, pigs have gill slits and tails.  The presence of these features suggests that:-

  Gill slits and tails are required for embryonic development
Pigs and chickens are closely related
These animals have a common ancestor
    All these animals can swim

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 Developmental homologies look at similarities between:

Embryos
DNA
Structures
Locations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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