8 L 4 2

A new type of plant was discovered on a newly-formed volcanic island. The island is hundreds of miles away from the mainland. Which hypothesis best explains how the plant arrived?

• It spontaneously generated.

• It was carried there by humans.

• It was carried there by wind or waves.

• It was already present in volcanic materials.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which would provide evidence of lithospheric plate movement over time?

• fossils of tropical plants found near the equator

• fossils of tropical fish found in a warm climate area

• fossils of tropical plants found in a cold climate area

• fossils of tropical fish found at the bottom of an ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Based on the fossil record, which organisms were most likely to have existed first?

• plants

• insects

• jellyfish

• bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which best describes the similar function of wings in birds and butterflies?

• embryological structures

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

Bird wings and insect wings are analogous structures. Which can most likely be concluded?

• Insects evolved from birds.

• Birds evolved from insects.

• Birds and insects have a close common ancestor.

• Birds and insects do not have a close common ancestor.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do scientists most often use to form the basis for biological classification?

• dietary habits

• population size

• geographic location

• comparative anatomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organisms are most closely related based on comparison of anatomical structures?

• jellyfish and clam

• snake and worm

• pig and human

• bid and bee

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms who are evolutionarily closer are most likely found at which taxonomic level?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Family

• Order

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Evolution can best be described as which type of change?

• absolute change

• extreme change

• gradual change

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The prairie dog has many adaptions to its ecosystem. Which best explains the genetic variation in the prairie dog that provided adaptation to its ecosystem?

• exceptional vision to see a great distance on the prairie

• claws to dig tunnels for shelter from predators

• long tails to anchor themselves to trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4