Homologous & Analogous Structures Review
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  • Question 1
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    Q. Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q. When would convergent evolution occur?
    answer choices
    When organisms share a common ancestor
    When organisms live in similar environments
    When organisms become increasingly different
    When organisms experience a change in their environment
  • Question 3
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    Q. Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
    answer choices
    The function of these bones is the same in all animals
    They live in similar environments
    They have a common ancestor
    All organisms resemble humans
  • Question 4
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    Q. Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
    answer choices
    Homologous structure
    Analogous structure
    Mimicry
    Camoflague
  • Question 5
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    Q. Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of analogous structures.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 6
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    Q. Analogous structures show common ancestry.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 7
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    Q. When did life on Earth begin?
    answer choices
    4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago
    3.9 to 3.5 billion years ago
    4.6 to 4.0 million years ago
    3.9 to 3.5 thousand years ago
  • Question 8
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    Q. Which of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?
    answer choices
    Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
    Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
    Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
    Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
  • Question 9
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    Q. A scientific theory is proven and based on evidence.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 10
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    Q. Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
    answer choices
    Mutation
    Adaptation
    Evolution
    Natural Selection
  • Question 11
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    Q. Individuals within a population can evolve.
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 12
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    Q. An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its
    answer choices
    Fitness
    Variation
    Selection
    Mutation
  • Question 13
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    Q. Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?
    answer choices
    fossil record
    comparative embryology
    comparative biochemistry
    comparative anatomy
  • Question 14
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    Q. Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
    answer choices
    fossil record
    comparing embryology
    comparing biochemistry
    comparing anatomy
  • Question 15
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    Q. Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
    answer choices
    fossil record
    comparing embryology
    comparing biochemistry
    comparing anatomy
  • Question 16
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    Q. Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?
    answer choices
    fossil record
    comparing embryology
    comparing biochemistry
    comparing anatomy
  • Question 17
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    Q. What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
    answer choices
    no evolutionary relationships between the groups
    recent common ancestry
    similar environments in the past
    evolution from a distant common ancestor
  • Question 18
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    Q. If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
    answer choices
    close relative
    early ancestor
    unrelated organism
    embryological stage
  • Question 19
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    Q. Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
    answer choices
    vestigial structures
    analogous structures
    homologous structures
    fossil structures
  • Question 20
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    Q. Two organisms that are closely related would have
    answer choices
    very similar DNA sequence
    exactly the same DNA sequences
    no proteins in common
    completely different DNA sequence
  • Question 21
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    Q. Mutations are important because they bring about
    answer choices
    death of the organism in which they develop
    genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
    benefits for the individual, not for the population
    Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
  • Question 22
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    Q. The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
    answer choices
    homologous structures
    analogous structures
    fossils
    vestigal structures
  • Question 23
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    Q. How would you describe this evolution?
    answer choices
    Homologous structure
    Analogous structure
    Structural adaption
    Functional adaption
  • Question 24
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    Q. The structures shown are_________
    answer choices
    homologous
    heterologous
    analogous
    vestigial
  • Question 25
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    Q. Biologists 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?
    answer choices
    Compare DNA sequences
    Compare body structures
    Compare protein sequences
    All of these
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