Evolution Practice

Who stated that we pass our traits on to our children?

• Lamarck
• Hutton and Lyell
• Malthus
• Wallace

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

• True
• False

Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Mimicry
• Camoflague

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?

• fossil record
• comparative embryology
• comparative biochemistry
• comparative anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The structures shown are_________

• homologous
• heterologous
• analogous
• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

evolutionary process where an organism becomes better suited to its habitat over time

• taxonomy
• genetics
• variation
• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the most helpful thing when looking at a fossil record?

• size of the fossil
• color of the fossil
• surface area of the rocks found around the fossil
• depths in which the fossils are found

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What came into existence after the dragonfly?

• Spider
• Worm
• Ant
• Butterfly

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

What do the similarities of the structures suggest?

• a common ancestor
• grow at different rates
• evolved slowly
• lived a long time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2