Adaptations U2L6

An older organism which two or more different species evolved from is known as ________________________.

• a common ancestor.

• an embryo.

• anatomy.

• natural selection.

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Check all of the traits a lizard and a pigeon have in common according to the diagram:

• Jaws

• Lungs

• Claws

• Feathers

• Mammary glands

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According to the diagram, which one of the following traits would the common ancestor of a crocodile and an amphibian have?

• Hair

• Bony skeleton

• Amniotic eggs

• Eggs with shells

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Which number would be the most recent common ancestor of amphibians and crocodiles?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• They do not share a common ancestor

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Which species is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

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According to this evolutionary tree, which organism is most distantly related to humans?

• Fish (pink)

• Frog (purple)

• Salamander (green)

• Mouse (blue)

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Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is a possible reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals

• They live in similar environments

• They have a common ancestor

• All organisms resemble humans

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The more similar the stages of embryonic development, the more likely that organisms share ____________

• a common ancestor.

• embryos.

• traits when adults.

• parents.

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When scientists see similarities between a hippopotamus embryo and a rabbit embryo, this suggests:

• Rabbits evolved from hippopotamus.

• Hippopotamus share a common ancestor with rabbits.

• Hippopotamus evolved from rabbits.

• Hippopotamus and rabbits share the same traits.

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According to the images shown, which species would be most closely related?

• calf and rabbit

• fish and human

• pig and tortoise

• salamander and chick

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