Evidence for Evolution

A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________

• evolution.
• development.
• growth.
• ancestry.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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In the the third embryonic stage (bottom row), mammal embryos _____

• have more characteristics in common with each other than with reptiles or birds.
• are still hard to tell from reptiles and birds.
• have the same features as fish, reptiles, and birds.
• do not have tails.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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 is shown in the image above?

• Fossils

• Vestigial structures

• Homologous Structures

• DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

• Species I
• Species II
• Species III
• Species IV

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Body parts similar in structure and origin are which of the following?

• evolution

• embryology

• homologous

• variation