Human evolution 1

What gives us our best evidence of evolution?

• fossil record

• law of superposition

• Pangaea

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In the winter, the fur of the arctic fox is white. In the summer, the fur darkens to a reddish brown. What most likely causes this change?

• amount of sunlight

• the fox's habitat

• the fox's genes

• the fox's age

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This image illustrates what type of structure

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Bone

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which BEST helps a population from going extinct?

• low mutation rate

• small population

• genetic variation

• similar physical features

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Select the right word for this definition:

"removed from existence."

• mutated

• fossil

• extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which best describes these structures?

• homologous

• vestigial

• analogous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

We became primates when _____________ evolved and we moved to the trees to eat it.

• the leaf

• acorns

• fruit

• bark

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What could cause a species to go extinct?

• Food becomes more plentiful.

• The environment changes drastically and no-one can adapt.

• There is less competition for resources.

• Members of a species have adaptations to enhance survival.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5