Bio EOC STAAR Review Cat 3 Biol Evolution and Classification

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Does the presence of homologous structures in genetically different animals suggest common ancestry?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

• Fossils

• Embryology

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Recently, scientists have been able to use ___________to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What type of evidence is shown in the image above?

• Fossils

• Vestigial structures

• Homologous Structures

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

• Species I
• Species II
• Species III
• Species IV

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Whales are aquatic mammals that contain a pelvis bone.  Even though it does not aid in its movement, the function must have been used by a common ancestor of the whale.  Thus, the pelvis is referred to as a(n)

• vestigial structure
• analogous structure
• homologous structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In this image, the yellow shaded bones all appear similar in structure. However, their functions differ. Which describes the function of the yellow bones in the bat?

• Fingers to grasp objects

• Leg to walk on

• Wing for flying

• Fin for swimming

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2