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

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• 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.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

Whales are aquatic mammals that contain a pelvis bone.  Even though it does not aid in its movement, the function must have been used by a common ancestor of the whale.  Thus, the pelvis is referred to as a(n)

• vestigial structure
• analogous structure
• homologous structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?

• fossil record

• comparative embryology

• DNA

• comparative anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A category of structures that have a similar function, but are structurally different. (No common ancestor)

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Common core structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The appendix, tailbone, and wisdom teeth are all examples of what type of structure in humans?

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Modern

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The fossil record help scientists

• better understand the kinds of organisms that lived in the past

• better understand how the environment has changed over time

• better understand how organisms have evolved over time

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the study of the similarities and differences in unborn fetuses, or developing organisms?

• Paleoclimatology

• Comparative embryology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which layer contains the oldest fossil?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1