Evidence of Evolution

Evidence of Evolution

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Evidence of Evolution

Evidence of Evolution

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-3

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nigeria Walton

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some marine worms and mollusks go through similar larval stages during development. Which can be inferred about their relationship?

They share a common ancestor.

They mate with each other. They mate with each other.

They compete for a habitat.

They share the same food source.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which substance do biochemists often search for in fossils to help better understand the evolutionary relationships of the organism that formed the fossil?

ATP

DNA

Iron

Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best way to determine the evolutionary relationships between species?

by comparing their bone structures

by comparing their physical appearance

by comparing the amino acid sequences of their proteins or DNA

by comparing fossils that resemble the organisms to identify common ancestors

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Archaeoptryx was discovered two years after Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Archaeoptryx had a long, bony tail like dinosaurs, broad wings and feather like birds, and skeletal features of both. What best describes this evidence?

fossil

geological

biochemical

embryological

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The forelimbs of living whales, dogs, humans, and bats are all similar in their arrangement and structure. What category of evidence is exemplified?

fossils

anatomical similarities

biochemical comparison

embryological comparison

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can be inferred from the following statement? The protein cytochrome c is found in all aerobic organisms.

Living things have not evolved.

All living things will evolve to be aerobic.

Aerobic organisms evolved from a common ancestor.

Anaerobic organisms will evolve into aerobic organisms. 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A scientist uses DNA from a prehistoric bird to compare with modern bird DNA. What evidence is being used to compare relatedness?

fossil

anatomy

biochemistry

embryos

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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