Unit 2.2

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from youngest to oldest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Embryos are used as evidence for_______.

• mutations
• artificial selection
• evolution/common ancestry
• embryos

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

These forelimbs are considered to be evidence of common ancestry because of which of the following?

• They have the same functions.

• They are all from mammals.

• They contain similar structures.

• They all are all the same basic length.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
• B, F, G, C, D, H, A, E
• B, G, C, D, E, H, A, F
• F, A, H, E, D, C, G, B

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of squirrels

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

One of the oldest organisms discovered is called a(n) _________.

• dinosaur
• micro-organism
• trilobite
• cast and mold fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The structures shown are_________

• homologous
• heterologous
• analogous
• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following organisms formed last on Earth?

• Jellyfish
• Shark
• Lizards
• Horses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Why is embryology evidence important?

• It shows that we are people.
• We can figure out why things evolved.
• So that we know how things evolved.
• It helps us understand that we are related to other creatures.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

How does the law of cross cutting explain the age of a fault?

• the fault is younger than the rock above it

• the fault is older than the rock above it

• The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through

• The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through