Vestigial Homologous Structures
Authored by Charles Martinez
Biology
8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Humans, horses, dolphins, and bats all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
They all perform the same function
They live in similar environments
They have a common ancestor
They all descend from humans
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bat wings and butterfly wings are an example of
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Vestigial structure
Natural selection
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analogous structures show body parts from different organisms that do the same thing and come from the same ancestor
True
False
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following pieces of evidence for evolution contain both homologous and vestigial structures?
fossil record
comparing early development (embryos)
comparing DNA evidence
comparing body structures (anatomy)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When organisms share a common ancestor, have body parts with similar structures but perform different functions, these are known as
vestigial structures
analogous structures
homologous structures
fossil structures
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of structure is being shown in the image?
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
DNA
Fossils
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