9.A Evolution Redemption

Which list is ordered from the species most closely related to the sloth to the species least closely related to the sloth?

• Horse, cow, frog

• Horse, frog, cow

• Cow, frog, horse

• Cow, Horse, Frog

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which list is ordered from the species most closely related to the mouse to the species least closely related to the mouse?

• Horse, chimpanzee, donkey, lamprey

• Lamprey, donkey, chimpanzee, horse

• Chimpanzee, donkey, lamprey, horse

• Donkey, horse, chimpanzee, lamprey

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Some species of cavefish have eye sockets and small eye structures, but the eyes are nonfunctional and covered by skin. These fish live in completely dark environments where eyesight is not useful for survival. Which statement BEST explains the presence of eye structures in cavefish?

• Cavefish evolved from ancestors that lived in darkness and never had eyes.

• The eyes are developing as a new adaptation to sense underwater pressure.

• The eye structures are vestigial and inherited from ancestors that could see.

• The eye structures provide cavefish with improved hearing and balance.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which numbered location on the phylogenetic tree identifies a common ancestor shared by Species B, C, and D?

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Based on the cladogram, which characteristic did the most recent common ancestor of all five organisms (frog, bird, dog, chimpanzee, and human) most likely have?

• Fur

• Four limbs

• Opposable thumbs

• Bipedalism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Based on the cladogram, which species shares the most recent common ancestor with the baleen whale?

• Cow

• Toothed whale

• Pig

• Javelina

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2