Evo-Evidence of Common Ancestry

_____________ is when a single species gives rise to multiple, distinct species through diverging lines of descent.

• fossil record

• common ancestry

• embryological homologies

• anatomical homologies

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which is NOT a line of evidence for looking at common ancestry between organisms?

• embryological homologies

• anatomical homologies of fossils

• lifespan of organisms

• genetic homologies

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A branched diagram showing the relationship between organisms is a(n)

• amino acid sequence

• DNA sequence

• fossil record

• cladogram

_______ structures no longer have a use in an organism.

• homologous

• embryological

• vestigial

• skeletal

A characteristic change in a species can also be called a(n) ______

• adaptation

• vestigial structure

• embryo

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

In the images of embryological development for the mouse, which is the MOST developed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Of the following structures, which is the first to develop in both fish AND humans?

• eyes

• neural groove

• limb buds

Species with similar origins display similar embryonic development patterns.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Select all of the embryological homologies found in all chordates, thus suggesting they have a common ancestor

• pharyngeal arches

• notochord

• tail buds

• spine

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

According to the cladogram, which organisms is MOST closely related to arabidopsis?

• cycad

• moss

• algae

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2