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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the diagram, which of the
following pairs of insect groups likely share
the most homologies?
aphids and bees
moths and mosquitoes
bees and wasps
wasps and beetles
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to the diagram, which of the
following pairs of insect groups likely share
the least homologies?
beetles and moths
grasshoppers and mosquitoes
mosquitoes and flies
flies and moths
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which species changed the least over time?
bees
beetles
flies
aphids
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is supported by the phylogentic tree?
Grasshoppers became extinct hundreds of millions of years ago
Mosquitoes and flies are members of the same species
Flies did not become a species until just a few hundred years ago
Beetles share a common ancestor with moths
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which statement best represents the illustration to the right?
Wolves, bison, and horses are mammals
Wolf, bison, and horse structures show no evidence
of relationship
Wolves, bison, and horses evolved in the same habitat
Wolves, bison, and horses share homologous structures
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on the diagram, which pair of organisms most
likely share the most recent common ancestor?
wolf and bison
wolf and horse
bison and horse
cannot be determined
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the most important question to ask when analyzing homologies to determine common ancestry?
Do they live in similar places?
Are the structures similar?
Do they have a similar function?
Do they eat the same foods?
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which two species are most closely related?
Species 1 & 2
Species 2 & 3
Species 3 & 4
Species 1 & 4
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which two species have the most distant common ancestor?
Species 1 & 4
Species 1 & 2
Species 1 & 3
Species 2 & 3
- 10. Multiple Choice
The table shows the differences in amino acids. Amino acids are the monomers that make up which of the following macromolecules?
nucleic acids
polysaccharides
proteins
triglycerides
- 11. Multiple Choice
These forelimbs are considered to be
evidence of common ancestry because of
which of the following?
They have the same functions
They contain similar structures
They are all from mammals
They all are all the same basic length
- 12. Multiple Choice
The porpoise is a marine mammal. As shown,
the porpoise contains finger-like structures in its
flippers. What does this information suggest?
All other mammals lived in the sea at some point
The porpoise descended from mammals with hands
The porpoise is a direct descendent of the elephant
Marine mammals are able to grasp tools with their flippers
- 13. Multiple Choice
The forelimbs of humans, birds and porpoises have a wide variety of functions. Which biological process is believed to have created the diversity of functions seen in these species?
respiration
natural selection
biomagnification
ecological succession
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which two species shown probably have the most distant common ancestor?
elephant and porpoise
human and elephant
bird and porpoise
human and porpoise
- 15. Multiple Choice
Knowledge of which of the following would provide the best evidence regarding the evolutionary relationships of the species shown in the diagram?
neck lengths
feeding patterns
DNA sequences
common predators
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