10.2 Evidence for Evolution Test

Fossils provide clear evidence that evolution has occurred.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Embryos of many different vertebrates look much more similar than the adult organisms.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Early horses were about the size of a fox.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Darwin's comparison of DNA sequences provided strong evidence of evolution.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Today's scientists compare the anatomy, embryos, and DNA of modern organisms to understand how they evolved.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

 Homologous structures are structures that are different in related organisms because they were inherited from a common ancestor.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Comparative anatomy is the study of the similarities and differences in the structures of different species.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Homologous embryology is the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of different species.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Analogous structures are structures that are similar in related organisms.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Peter and Rosemary Grant were actually able to observe evolution by natural selection taking place.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5