Category 3 Review Biology STAAR

Which of the following is the collection of life's remains found in sedimentary rock?

• natural selection

• homologous structures

• Charles Darwin

• the fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

• these organisms are not well adapted

• these organisms share a common ancestor

• these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

• these organisms are members of the same species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the tailbone of a human

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The picture shows a/an ___________

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure

• Vestigial 
• Homologous 
• Analogous Structures 
• Embryonic 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

• mutation

• fitness

• transformation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival

• adaptation

• evolution

• fitness

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

By looking at the genes of some animals we can determine which living species are most closely related to each other. This also reveals which species most recently diverged from their common ancestor.

Based on the partial gene segments shown, which pair of animals are genetically most closely related and therefore most recently diverged from their common ancestor?

• Chimpanzee and Mouse

• Rat and Mouse

• Rat and Chimpanzee

Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?

• F
• E
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.
• acquired traits through use and disuse.
• all eat the same type of food.
• descended from a common ancestor.

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