Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships and Comparative Anatomy

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?

• fossil record
• comparative embryology
• DNA comparison
• comparative anatomy

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative
• early ancestor
• unrelated organism
• embryological stage

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How would you describe this evolution?

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Structural adaption
• Functional adaption

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Which best describes these fossils?

• The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers
• The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers
• The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers
• You can not tell the age of any of these fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

The diagram above shows an embryo of different vertebrates at different stages of development. Which field of study would support the similarities in development as evidence for evolution?

• comparative biochemistry
• paleontology
• comparative biogeography
• comparative embryology

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