Embryology and Evolutionary History

Embryology and Evolutionary History

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Embryology and Evolutionary History

Embryology and Evolutionary History

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-3, HS-LS1-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Angel Mendoza

Used 5+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

_____________  is the study of embryos to see how their similarities and differences indicate an evolutionary relationship.
Paleontology
Common ancestry
Homologous structure
Embryology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization is called ___________
embryonic stage.
common ancestry.
development.
growth.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.
a common ancestor.
an embryonic stage.
development.
evolution.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence below describes how reproduction in birds, reptiles, and mammals differ?
Birds lay eggs and incubate them, reptiles lay eggs and let the sun incubate them, most mammals give live birth.
Birds and mammals are warm blooded and care for their young.
Bird, reptile, and mammal females produce eggs.
Reptiles and birds both lay eggs.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The more similar the stages of embryonic development, the more likely that organisms share ____________
a common ancestor.
embryos.
eggs.
embryology.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Shows the traits that separate organisms

cladogram

phylogenetic tree

evolutionary origin

common ancestor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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