Evidence for Evolution

Evidence for Evolution

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30 Qs

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Evidence for Evolution

Evidence for Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, HS-LS3-2

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelly Biddle

Used 32+ times

FREE Resource

30 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil is similar to that of modern birds. 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 predators and to capture food

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

very similar DNA sequences

identical DNA sequences

very few DNA sequences

completely different DNA sequence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

vestigial structures

unknown structures

homologous structures

fossilized structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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What do the similarities of these structures suggest?

that these species share a common ancestor

that these species grow at different rates

that these species evolved slowly

that these species lived a long time

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An example of an analogous structure includes:
wing of a butterfly and bird wing
bird wing and human arm
rat appendix and human appendix

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of a homologous structure 
human arm and bird wing
rat appendix  and human appendix
wing of butterfly and bird wing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Embryos of chickens, fish and humans look very similar. They all have folds known as gill pouches in the neck region. What may this suggest?
they all formed in the ocean 
they all evolved from a common ancestor
they are all going extinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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