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- 1. Multiple ChoiceStructures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.TrueFalse
- 2. 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
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBird wings and butterfly wings are an example ofHomologous structureAnalogous structureMimicryCamoflague
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAnalogous structures show common ancestry.TrueFalse
- 5. 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
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
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The structures shown are_________homologousheterologousanalogousvestigial - 8. Multiple Choiceevolutionary process where an organism becomes better suited to its habitat over timetaxonomygeneticsvariationadaptation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most helpful thing when looking at a fossil record?size of the fossilcolor of the fossilsurface area of the rocks found around the fossildepths in which the fossils are found
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat came into existence after the dragonfly?SpiderWormAntButterfly
- 12. Multiple ChoiceStructures that are present in a species but the structure no longer has a purposehomologous structuresvestigial structuresanalogous structuresadapations
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the similarities of the structures suggest?a common ancestorgrow at different ratesevolved slowlylived a long time
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich two species are most related?B&CA&BA&CC&B
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe magnified part of this picture is best known asvestigial structureshomologous structuresanalogous structureadapations
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?species change over timeextinct species are not related to living speciesdifferent species can interbreedanimals that look alike are most closely related
- 17. Multiple ChoiceStructures that have the same function but different structures are...homologous structuresanalogous structuresvestigial structuresembryology
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis picture is best known ashomologous structuresanalogous structuresvestigial structuresembryology
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?HippopotamusBaleen WhaleGrazing MammalsCamels
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?Their feathersGenotypesTheir beaksTheir body sizes
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Darwin's finches develop different beaks?individual birds changed their beaks based on what food they wanted to eatthey developed in different countries and then migrated to different islands on the GalapagosTo tell each other apart for matingThe beaks are a feeding adaptation due to competition for scarce food
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