Evidence of Evolution

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Nigeria Walton
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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
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
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