Evidence of Evolution Warm Up

Select ALL examples of a vestigial structure?

• A whale and bat’s forelimb

• A snake's hind legs

• A whale's pelvis and femur

• A human's nose

• A human's appendix

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

_____________________are similar structures which species have, but which perform different functions. They provide evidence of a common ancestor.

• A DNA

• B Vestigial structures

• C Fossils

• D Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• A DNA

• B Vestigial structures

• C Fossils

• D Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Bird and insects wings are examples of __________ structures:

• homologous

• analogous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

____________________are features present in modern organisms which are no longer in use.

• A DNA

• B Vestigial structures

• C Fossils

• D Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

________________ 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.

• A DNA

• B Vestigial structures

• C Fossils

• D Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

• Climate Records

• Biogeography

• Early Development/Embryos

• Body Structures/Anatomy

• DNA/Proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4