Comparing the growth and development of different organisms in very early stages of life.

• molecular biology

• embryology

• fossil record

• biogeography

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Comparing the bone structures of different organisms to identify potential common ancestors.

• embryology

• fossil record

• comparative anatomy

• molecular biology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Looking at the fossilized remains or different organisms and comparing how they may have changed over time.

• molecular biology

• embryology

• comparative analogy

• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Comparing the gene sequences of different organisms.

• molecular biology

• comparative anatomy

• embryology

• fossil record

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Looking at living organisms (or once living) and their relationship to earth’s tectonic plates.

• comparative anatomy

• biogeography

• fossil record

• molecular biology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The image shows a human forelimb in comparison to a frog forelimb. Based on the image, the forelimbs would be considered which of the following:

• Homologous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Analogous structures

• None of the other answers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The image shows a shark fin in comparison to a penguin fin. Based on the image, the fins would be considered which of the following:

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• None of the other answers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Evolution is defined as which of the following:

• Organisms develop adaptations of the course of a lifetime.

• The change in a species population over time.

• Survival of the fittest

• Change in a individual organism over time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

"Fitness" is an organism’s ability to do which of the following:

• Develop adaptations over their lifetime.

• Outlive other organisms of the same species.

• Survive & Reproduce

• Survive

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What name is given to a feature of an organism that helps to improve its chance of surviving and reproducing?

• Adaptation

• Fitness

• Antibiotic resistance

• Vestigial structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4