Divergent Evolution

Divergent Evolution

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Divergent Evolution

Divergent Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of evolution does this picture show?

convergent evolution

divergent evolution

extinction

coevolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens to new traits that HELP organisms survive over time?

Nothing

That trait becomes MORE COMMON in the population

That trait becomes LESS COMMON in a population

Equally common

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Two organisms that are closely related would have

Very similar DNA sequences

Very different DNA sequences

The same exact DNA sequences

No similarity in DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Phylogenetic trees show...

Homologous structures through divergent evolution

Homologous structures through convergent evolution

Analogous structures through divergent evolution

Analogous structures through convergent evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Places on a phylogenetic tree where organisms share a common ancestor are called...

Nodes

Branches

Taxa

Species

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The Galapagos finches evolved through natural selection from a common mainland ancestor into a wide variety of different looking species.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The kit fox lives in the desert and has large ears with greater surface area that keep the fox from getting overheated.  The red fox lives in the forest and has a red coat that keeps it camouflaged.

divergent evolution

convergent evolution

coevolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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