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Unit 6 Concept 2 - Patterns of Evolution

Authored by Andy Wang

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9th - 10th Grade

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Unit 6 Concept 2 - Patterns of Evolution
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

In the ocean surrounding Antarctica, there are fish that survive the cold water by using a molecule made of glycoproteins that circulates the blood and keeps it from freezing.  Certain kinds of worms that live in the Arctic ocean also make antifreeze proteins that help them live in icy water.

convergent evolution

divergent evolution

coevolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Ants are the correct size and weight needed to open the flowers for the peony plant.  The peony plant provides food for the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s flowers

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The kit fox lives in the desert and has large ears with greater surface area that keep the fox from getting overheated.  The red fox lives in the forest and has a red coat that keeps it camouflaged.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Ostriches (birds) and giraffes (mammals) are both native to the savannahs of Africa.  They eat food that is high off the ground and share the same characteristic of an elongated neck.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The Galapagos finches evolved through natural selection from a common mainland ancestor into a wide variety of different looking species.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

A form of evolution where two species having a close ecological relationship evolve together such that one species adapts to changes in the other, thereby affecting each other's evolution.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The extinct pterosaurs (reptile) of the Jurassic period and the modern albatross (bird) both evolved wings as well as a distinct long beak, but are not derived from a common ancestor.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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