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đź’ŽUnit 9 Evolution Quizizz

Authored by Amy Hudson

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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đź’ŽUnit 9 Evolution Quizizz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Less useful or non-functional organ or part compared to it's previous, ancestral variety.

Extinction

Overproduction of Offspring

Vestigial Structures

Homologous Structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Species produce more offspring than an environment can support because most of the offspring will not make it to adulthood.

Overproduction of Offspring

Non-Random Mating (Sexual Selection)

Divergent Evolution

Descent with Modification

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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migration of genes as the genetic material from one population blends with the genetic material of another population through interbreeding.

Biochemistry

Adaptation

Phylogenetics

Gene Flow

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Similar structure (parts/shapes) and similar origin (common ancestor) of body parts from different species

Analogous Structures

Homologous Structures

Embryology

Genetic Variation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor.

Genetic Drift

Anatomy

Paleontology

Descent with Modification

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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similar structures in function (use) and appearance from different origins (different ancestors). For example, the wings of a fly, a moth, and a bird.

Analogous Structures

Homologous Structures

Non-Random Mating (Sexual Selection)

Extinction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The study of genes and proteins to provide support for biological evolution.

Natural Selection

Embryology

Biochemistry

Gene flow

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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