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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is the father of evolution?DarwinMendelNewtonEinstein
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a useless structure called?homologousvestigialadaptationvariation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a structure that is similar across species?vestigialhomologousadaptaionvariation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?homologousvestigialvariationadaptation
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen all of the organisms of a species have died it is calledevolutionextinctionadaptationnatural selection
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?DNA studiesembryologyextinctionfossil record
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a weakness for the theory of evolution?gaps in the fossil recordnatural selectionDNA studiesembryology
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What is this an example of?vestigial structuresembryologyhomologous structuresfossil record - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of?vestigial structuresfossil recordhomologous structuresembryology
- 10. Multiple ChoiceRemains of ancient organisms are calledExtinctionsFossilsMutationsVariations
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the evidences for Evolution?Fossil RecordsEmbryologySimilar body structureAll the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a fossil?a plant that has recently dieda group of organisms that can reproducea structure or organ that no longer functionsa trace of an organisms that existed in the past
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the folllowing is an example of a vestigial structure?
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
the hind limbs of a house cat
the fins of sharks
the wings of an ostrich
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What is suggested by the anatomical similarity 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
- 15. 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
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIf an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)close relativeearly ancestorunrelated organismembryological stage
- 17. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 18. Multiple Choicethe hind leg bones in a whale are examples ofhomologous structuresanalogous structuresfossilsvestigals
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