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Common Bones

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

Common Bones
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The mystery fossil and the mosasaurus both have 1, 2, MANY bone structure, an unusual pattern of bones in the limb. What could explain this?

The structure must have EVOLVED TWICE, in separate times and places.

They must share a COMMON ANCESTOR with that structure.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The mystery fossil and this modern whale share all of these body structures EXCEPT:

elongated skull

1, 2, MANY bone structure

wide, knobby tail bones

4 complete limbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A modern whale and the mystery fossil both have 1, 2, MANY bone structure, an unusual pattern of bones in the limb. What could explain this?

The structure must have EVOLVED TWICE, in separate times and places.

They must share a COMMON ANCESTOR with that structure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which SHARED BODY STRUCTURE is found in both the wolf and the mystery fossil?

curved, connected rib cage

wide, knobby bones in tail

shortened limbs

spur (pointy bone) in neck

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A wolf and the mystery fossil both have 1, 2, MANY bone structure, an unusual pattern of bones in the limb. What could explain this?

The structure must have EVOLVED TWICE, in separate times and places.

They must share a COMMON ANCESTOR with that structure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Crocodiles and the mystery fossil share all of these body structures EXCEPT

elongated skull

1, 2, MANY bone structure

4 limbs

long spurs (pointy bone) in the backbone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which SHARED BODY STRUCTURE is found in both the whale and the mystery fossil?

complete limbs

closed rib cage

nostril shifted back on the skull

irregular, triangular teeth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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