Evol

Charles Darwin realized that

• the birds on the Galapagos Islands were identical.

• all life is related and descended from a common ancestor

• all life is not related and did not descended from a common ancestor.

• the oldest layer in the fossil record is located on the top.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Structures that are similar to function. 

• Homologous 

• Analogous 

• Vestigial 

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The arrangements of DNA and Amino Acids can determine how close organisms are. 

• DNA and Amino Acid squence

• Analgous

• Homologous 

• Vestigial 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Match the following

• Migration

• The movement of organisms from one place to another

• Non-Random Mating

• Occurs due to physical difference as a result of a genetic difference

• Genetic Drift

• Random chance; small population

• Mutation

• A sudden change in one or more characteristics due to a change in a gene

• Gene Flow

• the movement of genes into or out of a population

Which structure is shown in the picture?

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which layer is the oldest

• B

• A

• E

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Using Data Table 1, which organism shares a most recent common ancestor with rabbits?

• Fly

• Bat

• Tree

• Bacterium

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Using the Data Table 1, which organism is least related to rabbits?

• Fly

• Bat

• Tree

• Bacterium

Using the cladogram to the right, which organism(s) do not have jaws?

• Lancelet

• Leopard

• Turtle

• Tuna

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2