Evolution & Natural Selection

Which variant of this fox would likely survive best in this snow-covered environment?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If there are 5 similar species of frog living along the Mississippi River in non-overlapping habitats, what likely caused speciation?

• Behavioral isolation

• Temporal isolation

• Geographic isolation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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The modern giraffe's ancestors had shorter necks. The development of longer necks would have been selected for if...

• longer necks decreased the rate of reproduction

• longer necks increased survival rates

• longer necks made ingesting food difficult

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Species that have similar reproduction and development are most likely to...

(select all correct answers)

• be closely related

• be distantly related

• have a more recent common ancestor

• have a less recent common ancestor

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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In which layer would the youngest fossils be found?

• A

• E

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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The use of _______________ allows scientist to find the exact age of a fossil (absolute dating).

• Radioactive isotopes

• Index fossils

• Genetic makeup

• Physical traits

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Bodily structures among different species that originated with a common ancestor are called...

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Although their wings serve the same purpose, birds and bats inherited wings from different ancestors. These wings are...

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

• analogous structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Comparing fossils to modern species can help scientists better understand...

• the evolution of organisms over time

• the genetic makeup of extinct species

• the role of mutation in natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Coal-burning factories once covered forests in black soot and ash. What happened to the dark variation of the peppered moth?

• The dark variation decreased in the population

• The dark variation was selected against

• It better survived and reproduced

• It formed a hybrid variant with the light colored moth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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