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Are They Among Us 2.4 - Spot the Similarity Reading Questions

Authored by Hanah Goodman

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Are They Among Us 2.4 - Spot the Similarity Reading Questions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Similar structures that related species have inherited from common ancestors are called:

Vestigial structures
Homologous structures
Analogous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Based on the image, do these organisms share a common ancestor?

Yes

No

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists have concluded that the flippers of a whale are homologous to the front limbs of other mammals. Which step in a science investigation of whales would provide the strongest evidence for this conclusion?

Measuring the length and thickness of a flipper
Identifying the bones inside a flipper
Analyzing how flippers help a whale swim
Identifying the shortest and longest examples of flippers in whales

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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These five species have similar bone structures.


What can be inferred about these animals?

They share a common ancestor.

They share a common habitat.

They share the same niche.

They share the same type of locomotion.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

organism in the past from which today's organisms developed

ancestor

analogous structure

cladogram

species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Scientists compare the limbs of organisms to look for evidence of common ancestry. These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they -

perform the same function

have the same basic structure

are the same size


are parts of the same animal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE OR FALSE: similar anatomical pattern is an indicator of genetic similarities too

TRUE

FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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