Evidence Evolution

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age

• Fossil B is older than fossil C

• Fossils A is older than fossil B

• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

• This is purely by chance and isn't significant

• The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor

• All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today

• Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

Because whales have a pelvis and femurs, it shows whales are descended from an ancestor that was able to _____________________.

• walk

• sing

• swim

• polka

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________

• evolution.

• development.

• growth.

• ancestry.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Common ancestry relates to evolution because

• evolution only happens when there are common ancestors.

• Common ancestors make evolution happen more quickly.

• evolution can never take place with common ancestors.

• the more two organisms have in common, the more recent is their common ancestor during their evolution.

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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.MS-LS4-2

Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

• Fossils

• Natural Selection

• Early Development/Embryos

• Body Structure/Anatomy

• DNA/Proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A category of body structures that are formed in similar ways during embryonic development and share similar patterns of bone structure.

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Bone structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3