How Are You Like the Blue Whale?
Authored by Jamie Boeglin
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, what is the main difference between blue whales and fish?
Blue whales have smooth skin, while fish have scales.
Blue whales lay eggs, while fish give birth to live young.
Blue whales have many tiny bones in their fins, while fish have just a few bones.
Blue whales breathe underwater, while fish need to come to the surface to breathe.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one similarity between humans and blue whales mentioned in the passage?
Both humans and blue whales have shiny scales.
Both humans and blue whales have gills for breathing underwater.
Both humans and blue whales have smooth skin.
Both humans and blue whales have lungs for breathing air.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true about the back limb bones in a blue whale flipper?
They are the same as the bones in a human arm.
They are much larger than the bones in a human arm.
They are completely different from the bones in a human arm.
They are remnants of legs hidden by the skin, fat, and muscles of the whale's body.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists study present-day animals to understand their body structures?
By comparing their DNA with other species.
By studying their fossil record.
By using x-rays of living animals.
By pulverizing sets of bones from recently deceased animals.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do shared body structures in different species indicate?
They indicate that both species are fish.
They indicate that both species have shiny scales.
They indicate that both species evolved from a common ancestor.
They indicate that both species lay eggs.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, what is the significance of shared body structures in a common ancestor population?
They had the same function in both species.
They were used for breathing underwater.
They looked very similar to how they do now.
They provide evidence of evolutionary connections between species.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do paleontologists determine the connection between descendant species?
By only examining the DNA of the species.
By studying the skeletons and fossils of the species.
By comparing the body structures of the species.
By observing the behaviors of the species.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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