What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

extinct species are not related to living species

different species can interbreed

animals that look alike are most closely related

What is suggested by the similary of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?

Evolution from a distant common ancestor

No evolutionary relationship between the groups

Similar environments in the past

During a period of droughts in the Mojave Desert, seeds that are small and easily eaten become more and more rare, leaving mostly seeds that are large with hard-cased shells behind. The only birds that can eat these particular seeds are those with large beaks. If the drought continues for several more years, what should be expected to happen as a result of natural selection?

B. More small-beaked birds will die than larger-beaked birds. The offspring produced in the following generations will have a higher percentage of birds with larger beaks.

A. Small birds will gain larger beaks by exercising their mouths more.

C. Smaller birds will mutate their beak genes, resulting in the following generations having a higher percentage of birds with larger beaks.

D. Small birds will eat more to gain weight in preparation for the drought. As a result, they will grow larger beaks from eating more.

ability to survive cold weather

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

both populations should stay the same

the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Evolution Review

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Biology

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9th Grade

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NGSS

MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

Evolution

Natural Selection

Extinction

Artifical Selection

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Dark moth

Light moth

Both will be equally successful

Neither will be successful

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Change over time

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Homeostasis

Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

vestigial structures

homologous structures

adaptive radiation

fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

natural selection

embryology

speciation

evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

Fossil A and C are the same age

Fossil B is older than fossil C

Fossils A is older than fossil B

Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Evolution Review

40 questions

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Change over time

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

What type of structures are these?

Whales are aquatic mammals that contain a pelvis (hip) bone. Even though it does not aid in its movement, the function must have been used by a common ancestor of the whale. Thus, the pelvis is referred to as a(n)

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