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- 1. Multiple ChoiceStructures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen would convergent evolution occur?When organisms share a common ancestorWhen organisms live in similar environmentsWhen organisms become increasingly differentWhen organisms experience a change in their environment
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHumans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?The function of these bones is the same in all animalsThey live in similar environmentsThey have a common ancestorAll organisms resemble humans
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBird wings and butterfly wings are an example ofHomologous structureAnalogous structureMimicryCamoflague
- 5. Multiple ChoiceShark fins and dolphin fins are examples of analogous structures.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAnalogous structures show common ancestry.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen did life on Earth begin?4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago3.9 to 3.5 billion years ago4.6 to 4.0 million years ago3.9 to 3.5 thousand years ago
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, CenozoicMesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, PrecambrianCenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, PrecambrianPrecambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA scientific theory is proven and based on evidence.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIndividuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is calledMutationAdaptationEvolutionNatural Selection
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIndividuals within a population can evolve.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to itsFitnessVariationSelectionMutation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?fossil recordcomparing embryologycomparing biochemistrycomparing anatomy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?fossil recordcomparing embryologycomparing biochemistrycomparing anatomy
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?fossil recordcomparing embryologycomparing biochemistrycomparing anatomy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?no evolutionary relationships between the groupsrecent common ancestrysimilar environments in the pastevolution from a distant common ancestor
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If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)close relativeearly ancestorunrelated organismembryological stage - 19. Multiple ChoiceSome organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known asvestigial structuresanalogous structureshomologous structuresfossil structures
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMutations are important because they bring aboutdeath of the organism in which they developgenetic variation needed for a population to evolvebenefits for the individual, not for the populationHardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe hind leg bones in a whale are examples ofhomologous structuresanalogous structuresfossilsvestigal structures
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe this evolution?Homologous structureAnalogous structureStructural adaptionFunctional adaption
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe structures shown are_________homologousheterologousanalogousvestigial
- 25. Multiple ChoiceBiologists discover two rabbit species living on opposite sides of a large river. What could they do to test and see if these species came from a common ancestor?Compare DNA sequencesCompare body structuresCompare protein sequencesAll of these
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