Ch. 6 Change Over Time Review Game

Which animal would expect a dog's genes and proteins to be the most like?

• Wolf

• Bear

• Alligator

• Lion

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Although Darwin did not know about genes, he could see that animals of the same species who had slight variations that helped them to survive longer could produce more offspring than animals who were not as well equipped. Which of the following could be an example of a variation that would help a group of animals survive?

• black bears in a region that was always covered with snow

• turtles with long necks on an island where the food source was elevated

• choosing a cat to take home from an animal shelter

• planting a certain kind of flower to attract butterflies

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following do some scientists believe shows evidence for evolution in living species?

• Homologous Structures

• Analagous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Scientists can tell whether organisms are closely related by comparing their ____.

• hair color

• teeth

• DNA

• scientific names

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

You are studying two animal species. You hypothesize that they are very distantly related to each other. What would be most useful for testing your hypothesis?

• comparing their skulls

• analyzing their DNA

• comparing their embryos

• looking up the answer on the Web

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Change in the hereditary features of a type of organism over time is ____.

• growth

• biogenesis

• spontaneous generation

• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Pharyngeal pouches were modified during vertebrate evolution. In humans they became ear bones. In fish, they became

• fins

• ear canals

• gill arches

• lungs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is NOT a fossil?

• outline of a fern

• petrified wood in the desert

• baby mammoth found in a glacier

• old stone tools found in a cave

 ____ are remains of life from an earlier time.

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Fossils

• Variations

• Limestones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is suggested by the figure?

• Horses appeared no more than a million years ago and had no ancestors before that time.

• There were no animals that would be considered to be related to horses 55-50 million years ago.

• The modern horse is related to other extinct species.

• The hyracotherium is the same species as the modern horse.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2