Tetrapods

What ancient organism was the transitional organism between Eusthenopteron and the Acanthostega?

• Pederpes

• Tiktaalik

• T-Rex

• Lungfish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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This image shows fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock: A, B, C, and D. True or False: Organisms with shells appeared before tetrapods.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a vertabrate with FOUR limbs

• monopod

• tripod

• tetrapod

• i Pod

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Look at the images below. Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock. Which statement is correct about the fossil record?

• The age of a fossil is the same as the age of the rock it is found in. 

• Fish and organisms with a shell never lived during the same time.

• Dinosaurs appeared before fish.

• Tetrapods are the first known organisms to appear in the fossil record.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which bone structure represents an earlier limb and bone structure in the fossil record?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

These images represent the limbs of extinct organisms found in the fossil record. Choose the answer that puts them in order from oldest (most ancient) to youngest (most recent).

• Z, Y, W, X

• X, Z, Y, W

• Z, X, W, Y

• Y, W, X, Z

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This image shows fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock: A, B, C, and D. True or False: Organisms with shells appeared before tetrapods.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is considered the earliest known tetrapod?

• Acanthostega

• Tiktaalik

• Ichthyostega

• Pederpes

What characteristic is common to all tetrapods?

• Gills

• Four limbs

• Fins

• Scales

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is NOT a tetrapod?

• Frog

• Lizard

• Shark

• Bird