Evidence of Evolution EOC FSA STAAR Review

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

• DNA studies

• embryology

• extinction

• fossil record

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The opossum and kangaroo both incubate their young in a pouch. This provides evidence that they---

• are descended from a common ancestor
• Have very similar skeletal structures
• belong to the same species
• must range great distances to eat

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

• Species I
• Species II
• Species III
• Species IV

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Structures that are similar in function.

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• DNA

Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure

• Vestigial 
• Homologous 
• Analogous Structures 
• Embryonic 

Which layer is the oldest

• B
• A
• E
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4