ET Comparative Anatomy 4/11/25

ET Comparative Anatomy 4/11/25

9th - 12th Grade

6 Qs

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ET Comparative Anatomy 4/11/25

ET Comparative Anatomy 4/11/25

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sailaja Mandalapu

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

Homologous structure

Analogous structure

Vestigial structure

None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What are these structures called?

Embryological Structures

Homologous Structures

Analogous Structures

Ancestoral Structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?
This is purely by chance and isn't significant
The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor
All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today
Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

Honey possums lick nectar from flowers using a long tongue made out of soft muscle. Butterflies lick nectar from flowers using a long tongue made of hard protein. What type of structure is the long tongues?

Analogous structure

Homologous structure

Fossil record

Vestigial Structure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What is the purpose of examining anatomical features in the study of evolution?

To find the strongest organism

To uncover relationships between ancient and current species

To create new species

To study animal behavior

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

The blind cave fish spends its entire lifespan in the dark, and does not have pigment in its scales (see the bottom image - the reddish looking one). If this cave fish had eyes, its eyes would be considered...

...a vestigial organ.

...an adaptation to fit its environment.

...unreliable.

...an analogous structure.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5