Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
True
False
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When would convergent evolution occur?
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
3. Multiple Choice
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Humans, 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 animals
They live in similar environments
They have a common ancestor
All organisms resemble humans
4. Multiple Choice
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Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Mimicry
Camoflague
5. Multiple Choice
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Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of analogous structures.
True
False
6. Multiple Choice
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Analogous structures show common ancestry.
True
False
7. Multiple Choice
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When did life on Earth begin?
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
8. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
9. Multiple Choice
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A scientific theory is proven and based on evidence.
True
False
10. Multiple Choice
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Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
Mutation
Adaptation
Evolution
Natural Selection
11. Multiple Choice
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Individuals within a population can evolve.
True
False
12. Multiple Choice
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An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its
Fitness
Variation
Selection
Mutation
13. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?
fossil record
comparative embryology
comparative biochemistry
comparative anatomy
14. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
fossil record
comparing embryology
comparing biochemistry
comparing anatomy
15. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
fossil record
comparing embryology
comparing biochemistry
comparing anatomy
16. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?
fossil record
comparing embryology
comparing biochemistry
comparing anatomy
17. Multiple Choice
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What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
recent common ancestry
similar environments in the past
evolution from a distant common ancestor
18. Multiple Choice
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If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
close relative
early ancestor
unrelated organism
embryological stage
19. Multiple Choice
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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
vestigial structures
analogous structures
homologous structures
fossil structures
20. Multiple Choice
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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
21. Multiple Choice
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Mutations are important because they bring about
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
22. Multiple Choice
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The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
homologous structures
analogous structures
fossils
vestigal structures
23. Multiple Choice
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How would you describe this evolution?
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Structural adaption
Functional adaption
24. Multiple Choice
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The structures shown are_________
homologous
heterologous
analogous
vestigial
25. Multiple Choice
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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?