Family Tree Tuesday/Wednesday Assignment

Consider the third generation of organisms in Model 1. How many of the organisms in the third generation exhibit one or more traits identical to one of the grandparents?

• None

• Few

• Many

• All

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

How did these traits get passed on through the generations from parent to offspring?

• Through genetic inheritance

• Through learned behaviors

• Through environmental influences

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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Consider the third generation of organisms in Model 1. How many of the organisms in the third generation exhibit one or more traits that are not shown in one of the grandparents?

• None

• Few

• Many

• All

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Describe two methods by which these traits may have been introduced into the family tree.

• Genetic inheritance and mutation

• Environmental factors and genetic inheritance

• Mutation and natural selection

• Natural selection and environmental factors

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Where did the original parent organisms in the first line in Model 1 get their traits?

• From their ancestors

• Through mutation

• From the environment

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

List the variety of ways in which the organisms in the table use their forelimbs.

• For locomotion

• For feeding

• For defense

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

List two or more similarities in the bone structure of the four animals shown in Model 2.

• Similar shape and size of bones

• Similar number of bones in corresponding parts

• Different types of bones

• No similarities in bone structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Describe the location of the "blueprint" that determines the structure of each of these forelimbs as the organism develops from embryo to infant.

• In the genetic code

• In the brain

• In the heart

• In the limb itself

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What do the similarities among the forelimb bone arrangement of these diverse animals imply about their ancestry?

• No relation to their ancestry

• They have a common ancestor

• They are from different planets

• They evolved independently without any common ancestors

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two animals in would you predict have the most DNA sequences in common?

• Lion and Tiger

• Bear and Wolf

• Shark and Dolphin

• Eagle and Hawk

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2