Evidence for Evolution

The hind leg bones of a whale is an example of a _________ structure

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

_________ structures evolve in different species when environmental pressures are similar.

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This graphic illustrates that the heart of a human and turtle are _________ structures.

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

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Homologous structures necessarily have the same function.

• true

• false

Bat wings and butterfly wings are both adapted for flight, but evolved separately. Bat and butterfly wings are _________ structures.

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is is the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do?

• evolution

• radiology

• biogeography

• natural selection

The fossils on the layers closest to the top are the ____________.

• oldest

• youngest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which statement is best supported by the observable structures of the different humerus bones?

• The primates lived in similar environments.

• The primates interbreed with similar organisms in a population.

• The primates shared a common ancestor.

• The primates had similar diets.

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Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?

• bones

• teeth

• shells

• nests

Sharks and dolphins are very different organisms even though they look alike. The process in which unrelated organisms evolve to resemble each other is ___________.

• punctuated equilibrium

• convergent evolution

• gradualism

• coevolution

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