Evidence of Evolution

The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

• The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment

• The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor

• The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases

• All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The cave fish and minnow are related to each other but the cave fish is blind and only has the remnants of an eye. What type of structure is this?

• vestigial

• analogous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What can the arm bones of humans and bats show us? That they...

• .. shared an ancestor whom had that arm structure

• ... will eventually evolve into similar creatures

• ... share a gene pool

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Structures are similar in function but not in anatomical structure
EXAMPLE: bird wings vs. butterfly wings

• Vestigial

• Homologous

• Analogous Structures

• Embryonic

Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 

• dark

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number
  

• become extinct
  

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 

• Baleen Whale

• Grazing Mammals

• Camels

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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

The study of the early stages of development that is one evidence of evolution is:

• Homologous Structures

• Embryology

• Vestigial Organs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

The opossum and kangaroo both incubate their young in a pouch. This provides evidence that they---

• are descended from a common ancestor

• Have very similar skeletal structures

• belong to the same species

• must range great distances to eat

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2