Evidence of Common Ancestry

Similar structures that related species have inherited from common ancestors are called:

• Vestigial structures
• Homologous structures
• Analogous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The presence of _______ in all living organisms suggests we evolved from a single common ancestor

• Embryos

• DNA

• Bones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Radioactive dating methods can help scientists determine

• The estimated age of a fossil
• The exact age of a fossil
• The same age of a fossil

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A diagram that shows evolutionary relationships between different organisms is called...

• Cladogram
• Pictograph
• Geologic Time Scale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of what structures?

• Homologous
• Analogous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If you found a fossil in layer B and a fossil in layer D, which fossil is YOUNGER?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock layer is the OLDEST?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of structures are shown in this image?

• Homologous
• Analogous
• Vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Based on the image, do these organisms share a common ancestor?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who is more closely related, the tortoise and horse, or the tortoise and leopard?

• Tortoise and Horse

• Tortoise and Leopard

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2