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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.
Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagramThe organisms share a common ancestry.The organisms belong to the same genus.The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?fossil recordcomparative embryologyDNA comparisoncomparative anatomy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?fossil recordcomparing embryologycomparing biochemistrycomparing anatomy
- 5. 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
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?fossil recordcomparing embryologycomparing biochemistrycomparing anatomy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is defined as the same structure in different species indicating a common ancestor?homologous structuresvestigial structuresanalogous structuresDNA
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is defined as a reduced form of a functional structure in 1 organism that shows up as fully functional in another?homologous structuresvestigial structuresanalogous structureDNA
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe forelimbs of human, frog, bat, porpoise, horse are which of the following?homologous structuresvestigial structures
- 10. 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
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIf an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)close relativeearly ancestorunrelated organismembryological stage
- 12. 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
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe hind leg bones in a whale are examples ofhomologous structuresanalogous structuresfossilsvestigal structures
- 16. Multiple ChoiceStructures that no longer serve a purpose.Homologous structuresgene poolpopulationVestigial structures
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe this evolution?Homologous structureAnalogous structureStructural adaptionFunctional adaption
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIf I wanted to look at DNA to study evolution, I am using what evidence?comparative anatomyembryologyfossil recordmolecular
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe structures shown are_________homologousheterologousanalogousvestigial
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