Patterns of Divergence

Patterns of Divergence

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G Dale

Biology

12th Grade

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

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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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these claims is most likely true of two species that share a recent common ancestor?

The two species have different developmental patterns

The two species have similar arms and legs

The two species share DNA sequences

The ancestors of each species looked very different

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of structures are shown?

Homologous

Analogous

Vestigial

Heterologous

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of structures are shown?

Homologous

Analogous

Vestigial

Heterologous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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