Evolutionary History

Earth's fossil record shows that....

• All types of organisms (plants, animals, bacteria, etc) evolved at about the same time.

• Life has changes little over Earth's history.

• Animals were the first types of organisms on Earth.

• Life have changed significantly over Earth's history.

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Which of the following things does the fossil record NOT tell us?

• Every species that ever existed.

• When mass extinction events occurred.

• When types of organisms (like birds, etc) first evolved.

• How organisms change over time.

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Which fossil layer represents the oldest species?

• A

• E

• H

• K

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which fossil layer would contain species that are most similar to modern species?

• A

• E

• H

• K

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In which layer would you find the common ancestor of all life on Earth?

• A

• D

• H

• K

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

When two living things both evolved from a past species, this is called their...

• fossil.

• descendant species.

• common ancestor.

• cladogram.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the most recent common ancestor that species B and C share?

• Species E

• Species D

• Species A

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Species A, B, and C all share a common ancestor, which is...

• Species E

• Species D

• Species A

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What shared structure would species A, B, and C all have?

• Vertebrae

• Four Limbs

• Fur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is NOT a descendant species of species d?

• Species A

• Species B

• Species C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2