Types of Evolution
Authored by Victoria Romero
Science
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?
Homologous Structures
Divergent Evolution
Vestigial Organs
Convergent Evolution
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Slow changes over a long period of time.
Gradualism
Extinction
Coevolution
Convergent evolution
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bursts of change followed by periods of stability.
Punctuated equilibrium
Gradualism
Extinction
Speciation
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NGSS.HS-LS4-5
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.
Adaptive Radiation (aka, Divergent Evolution)
Gradualism
Coevolution
Speciation
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Phyletic Speciation
Adaptive Radiation
Convergent Evoltion
Divergent Evoltuion
Co-evolution
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid change separated by periods of little or no change is called
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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