Divergent and Convergent Evolution

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.
Adaptive Radiation (aka, Divergent Evolution)
Gradualism
Coevolution
Speciation
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Convergent evolution is when
Species share traits due to a common ancestor
Species have similar traits because of similar environment
Species have same traits due to different environments
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NGSS.MS-LS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?
There were different types of predators on the islands.
The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.
There was no water on the islands.
There were different food types on each island.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
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
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
In the ocean surrounding Antarctica, there are fish that survive the cold water by using a molecule made of glycoproteins that circulates the blood and keeps it from freezing. Certain kinds of worms that live in the Arctic ocean also make antifreeze proteins that help them live in icy water.
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
coevolution
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
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