Evolutionary History Vocab

a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

• common ancestor population

• paleontologist

• species

• descendant species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Do you think the two species have a common ancestor?

• NO

• YES

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

an older population from which two or more newer species descended

• descendant species

• paleontologist

• common ancestor population

• shared structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Imagine a population of frogs that live in the forest. The frogs have a green coloring on top that helps them blend into the forest so they are not noticed by predators.

Imagine that half of this population stayed in the forest and the other half of the population moved to the hills above the forest, which are drier, with some brown grass and brown soil.

Which population of frogs is likely to have more changes after many generations?

• Descendant Species 1: The frogs in the brown hills.

• Descendant Species 2: The frogs in the green forest.

• Neither.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species

• paleontologist

• speciation

• descendant species

• species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which descendant species is most likely to have body structures that are the most different from Descendant Species B? Select 2

• Descendant Species A

• Descendant Species C

• Descendant Species D

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth

• descendant species

• shared structure

• paleontologist

• speciation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which species (H, I, or K) is the closest relative to Species J?

• Species H

• Species I

• Species K

• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

The body structures for a population of chimpanzees were stable for a long time. Then, their body structures changed, making the chimpanzees stronger. Why did this happen?

• Organisms naturally become stronger over time.

• It is impossible to say without more information.

• The chimpanzee population wanted to be stronger.

• Their environment must have changed.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which species (I, J, or K) is the closest relative to Species H?

• Species I

• Species J

• Species K

• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2