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Common Ancestry

Authored by Felicia M Walker

Biology

7th - 9th Grade

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Common Ancestry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT an example of a vestigial structure?

eyes of a blind salamander

pelvic bones in a whale

thorns on a rose bush

wings on a flightless bird

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which do the images represent?

analogous structures

embryological structures

homologous structures

vestigial structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of a sudden change that could lead to the extinction of species?

a mountain range isolates a species

Earth's tectonic plates move

a volcano erupts

sea level changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the sequence by which natural selection works?

selection → adaptation → variation

selection → variation → adaptation

variation → adaptation → selection

variation → selection → adaptation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explains the relationship between fossils and extinction events?

fossils are not related to extinction events

extinction events produce no fossils

fossils are evidence of extinction events

extinction events are widespread and rapid decreases in the biodiversity on Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does evidence from the fossil record and from living species suggest that Earth's species are related? Check all that apply.

fossils

comparative anatomy

embryology

molecular research

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which evidence of common ancestry is being studied in this visual?

biogeography
fossil record
anatomical homology
molecular homology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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