Evolutionary Concepts and Adaptations

What type of structures have the same basic shape but different functions?

• Vestigial Structures

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Biogeography

What type of structures are shown?

• Vestigial Structures

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does adaptation do to a species?

• Doesn't do anything

• Makes species become easier to eat

• Leads to a change in species

• Bear Grylls

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of these are more closely related?

• A & B

• A & C

• B, C, & D

• A, B, & C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the best explanation for the different beaks in these finches?

• People brought them to the islands separately

• They use the beaks for defense against predators

• The finches got different mutations

• Natural selection had them have the best beaks for survival

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is NOT evidence of natural selection?

• An artic fox changing its fur color in the winter

• Rabbits passing down the best traits to their offspring

• Bats changing their genetic composition over generations

• Geckos passing down beneficial traits over time

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following are most closely related to the animal with this DNA strand:

AATGCGTAC

• ACCGACTGA

• CATGAAGTA

• AACTCAGATC

• AACGTGATC

Where is the oldest layer of fossils?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the purpose of natural selection?

• To keep animals from getting bigger

• To increase the chances of survival to make more babies

• To make sure humans take over the world

• To send us back to the ice age and bring back mammoths

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If a group of iguanas, not the entire population, had to leave their home island due to loss of habitat, and were unable to mate with their original iguanas, what is that called?

• Adaptation

• Speciation

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4