Sci 7B Evolution Test Retake

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A common ancestor is an organism that is the

• indirect ancestor of two or more different organisms

• direct ancestor of one organism

• direct ancestor of two or more organisms

• indirect ancestor of one organism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What can be used as evidence for evolution? (select all that apply).

• Any common function of structures between species (i.e. birds and insects both have wings)

• Body parts of different species that are similar in structure and location.

• Similarities of embryos from different species.

• Fossil records showing structures and locations of species.

• Structures in modern species that are unused and unnecessary, but were used by past species.

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Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

Which layer contains the oldest fossil?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

• Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
• Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
• Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
• Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The fossil record can show how animals changed over time, providing evidence for natural selection.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Studying genes (DNA) can also be used to show how different organisms are from one another.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

All hominids are bipedal.

• True

• False

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