Vocabulary List #10

What is equivalent structures in different organisms that do not come from a common ancestor, but perform the same function?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Dichotomous Key

What is the same part in different organisms in a variety of shapes and forms, showing a degree of relation between organisms?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Embryology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a structure or organ (body part) that is either smaller in size or has no use left over from evolution?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Species

What is the process whereby earth's life changes over time through changes in the genes of populations?

• Biological Evolution

• Geological Evolution

• Continental Drift

• Dichotomous Key

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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What is the process by which the Earth's surface has changed over time?

• Biological Evolution

• Geological Evolution

• Law of Superposition

• Embryology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What are organisms that have a close genetic relationship with the same extinct species?

• Biological Evolution

• Geological Evolution

• Common Ancestry

• Comparative Anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the comparison of body structures and how they vary among species?

• Biological Evolution

• Geological Evolution

• Common Ancestry

• Comparative Anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations?

• Continental Drift

• Geological Evolution

• Common Ancestry

• Plate Tectonics

What are the large movable plates under the Earth's surface?

• Continental Drift

• Geological Evolution

• Theory of Evolution

• Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a theory stating that Earth's outer layer is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time?

• Continental Drift

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Evolution

• Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3