Evolutionary History and Relationships
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A branching diagram showing relationships among taxa.
Cladogram
Monophyletic
Paraphyletic
Taxonomic Character
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is common ancestry?
When a species no longer exists
When organisms are descended from a single ancestor
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Consider the evolutionary tree. Which is the best description of the two organisms highlighted in pink?
They are separated by two nodes.
They share a recent common ancestor.
They belong to the same species.
They are ancestors of each other.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A _______________ tree is a diagram used to reflect evolutionary relationships among organisms or groups of organisms.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ______________ is a branching diagram showing shared adaptations from a common ancestor between a numbers of species. Scientists consider this diagram a hypothesis.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time
Natural selection
Environment
Generation
Evolution
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This can show the changes that occurred over time for a specific type of creature. Older fossils are found deeper than more recent fossils.
Phylogeny
Homologous Structures
Fossil Record
Vestigial Structures
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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