8.4 - Evidence of Evolution

____ structures are anatomically similar, but perform different functions​

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

• embryological

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

____ structures perform the same functions, but are structurally different.

• analagous

• homologous

• vestigial

• embryological

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

___ ​ structures are inherited from a common ancestor, while ____ structures are not.​

• homologous; analogous

• analogous; homologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

T/F:  Similar environments can lead to the evolution of similar organisms even if their environments are far apart.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What kind of morphological adaptation allows organisms to blend into their environment?

• mimicry

• camouflage

• fitness

​The more closely related species are to each other, the ___ the biochemical similarity.​

• greater

• lesser

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

T/F: All features of an organism are adaptive or advantageous. 

• false

• true

Answer explanation

Some are not - ex. helplessness of human infants

Which type of traits are newly evolved features that do not appear in the fossils of common ancestors?

• derived

• ancestral

• homologous

• analagous

Which type of traits are more primitive features that do appear in ancestral forms?

• derived

• ancestral

• homologous

• analagous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

T/F: Vertebrate embryos exhibit homologous structures during phases of development that become totally different structures in the adult forms.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3