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Evolution Vocabulary

Authored by Patricia Eyster

Biology

12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Evolution Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Simple life forms gradually evolve into more complex ones.

Theory of Spontaneous Generation

Theory of Natural Selection

Theory of Evolution

Theory of Attraction

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

fossil

extinct

endangered

minerals

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

When organisms changed or evolved

when organisms appeared on Earth

when organisms became extinct

All the above

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_________ ______ indicates that organisms share a common ancestor, It also assists scientists in classifying organisms based on their anatomical structures.

Analogous structures

Comparative Anatomy

Convergent structures
Homologous structures

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of anatomical structures in regards to the theory of evolution?

Homologous and analogous structures
Animal and plant structures
Big and small structures
Red and blue structures

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pertains to similar anatomical structures in different species with a COMMON ancestor or developmental origin.

Homologous

Analogous

Homogeneity
Heterogeneity

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These type of structures may NOT necessarily perform the same function. For example the flipper of a whale, wing of a bat.

Homologous structures
Ancestral structures
Convergent structures
Analogous structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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