Comparative Morphology for Evolution

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?

• species
• organism
• embryology
• vestigial 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA

• tRNA

• protein

• rRNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function.

• embryos
• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• vestigial structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Body parts that have lost their original function.

• embryos
• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• vestigial structures

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A bat wing and a butterfly wing are both used for flying but they are made differently. What type of structure is this?

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• Fossil structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A human arm and a whale fin have similar bone structure but the whale fin is used for swimming and the arm is used for reaching and grabbing. What type of structures are these?

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Fossil structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment 

• diversity.
• evolution
• adaptation
•  fitness

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When talking about evolution, a variation is

• a permanent change in the DNA

• an inherited trait that increases the chance of survival

• a group of traits only inherited by the males in a family

• a difference in traits that can be inherited within a species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4