Patterns of Divergence

Patterns of Divergence

12th Grade

35 Qs

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Patterns of Divergence

Patterns of Divergence

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-5, HS-LS4-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

G Dale

Used 48+ times

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The adaptations of wasps, flying fish, flying birds, and bats that allow them to fly are examples of:

punctuated evolution

convergent evolution

divergent evolution

gradual evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A bumble bee has just enough mass to pull down and open up the snapdragon flower to get to the nectar inside. Other insects cannot do this. This adaptation is an example of:

convergent evolution

co-evolution

divergent evolution

speciation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The rapid speciation of one ancestral species into many descendant species is called

Adaptive radiation

Punctuated equilibrium

Coevolution

Divergent evolution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The large-scale events of speciation that happen over hundreds or thousands of generations are called...

macroevolution

simplification

adaptation

microevolution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In convergent evolution, organisms share physical similarities because they 
have a common ancestor
live in the same enviornment
develop homologous structures
are closely related 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two species evolve because of how they influence eath other, which usually results in a symbiotic relationship, this is called:

extinction

coevolution

symbiosis

mutualism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following have a similar structures but have a different function in each organism?

A dolphin fin and a shark fin

Human fingernails and monkey fingernails

Front leg of a cat and the wing of a bat

The wing of a bumble bee and the wing of a bird

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