Evolution Unit 2

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Patricia Hill
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 2006, an Ethiopian researcher announced the discovery of well-preserved 3.3 million-year-old fossil of a young female hominid. Refer to Figure (F) below. Considering the Hominid trend of evolution, choose which skull would most likely be that most primitive of the three. (15.10)
Skull 2 because it has a smaller jaw than skull 3
Skull 1 because it has a larger skull than the other two
Skull 3 because the brow ridge is the largest
Probably both skulls 2 and 3 because they have flatter faces
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Refer to diagram M. What lobe is designated by label A in the figure below? (14.26)
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
frontal lobe
temporal lobe
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram below demonstrates a chicken and human embryo both virtually within the same developmental time. Both embryos show slits homologous to fish gill slits. Neither are fish yet they contain these slits at this stage of their development. (15.1)
What can we theorize about this particular observation?
Both in chickens and in humans, the fish gill slits are hidden beneath our necks as vestigial structures
These fish gill slits imply both Humans and Chickens may have a common ancestor
The homologous slits are examples of nucleic structures early in development
The fish gill slits on both embryos are examples of analogous structures
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The term "human" in the context of human evolution refers to the genus Homo, but studies of human evolution usually include other hominids, such as the Australopithecines, from which the genus Homo had diverged by about 2.3 to 2.4 million years ago in Africa. Several species and subspecies of Homo evolved and are now extinct. These include Homo erectus, which inhabited Asia, and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, which inhabited Europe.
Refer to the hominid skulls below.
Place these skulls in the correct developmental timeline from oldest to most recent. (15.10)
1, 4, 3, 5, 2
4, 1, 5, 2, 3
2, 1, 5, 3, 4
5, 3, 4, 1, 2
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of living things. Fossil formation usually occurs when organisms experience rapid burial such as an underwater land slide or being covered by volcanic ash. When organisms get trapped in the layers of sediment, they have the possibility of becoming fossilized. This phenomena allows Paleontologists to go back “in time” to what might have inhabited Earth. Rock layers are usually ordered with the oldest layers on the bottom, and the most recent layers on top. (15.1)
Refer to Figure “P”. Layer A contains none of the fossils found in layer D. What does this imply?
That fossils found in “A” had not evolved yet
Indirectly implies that fossils found in C are older than those found in B
Indirectly implies that fossils found in D are older than those found in C
That fossils found in “D” had not evolved yet
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Refer to the diagram below.
Which type of biomolecule is it? (18.1)
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
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NGSS.MS-LS1-7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Refer to the diagram below. This macromolecule plays a vital role in many cellular processes including energy storage, structural support, protection, and communication. (18.1)
Protein
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
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NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS1-7
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