Evidence of Evolution

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Which of the following is NOT used as evidence for evolution? Options: Anatomical similarities in species, The fossil record, Tree rings, Similarities in proteins

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Tree rings

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Which of the following is NOT a way the fossil record provides evidence for evolution? Options: Different layers show changes in species, The lower layers always show older species and the higher layers always show newer species, Fossils from one level never mix with fossils from another level, The fossils at the bottom show fish becoming birds

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The fossils at the bottom show fish becoming birds

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What is true of the embryological evidence for evolution?

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Embryos of a certain group of animals look similar to each other

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Which are homologous structures? Options: A cat's arm and a bat's wing, The wing of an insect and the wing of a bat, The tire of a car and the foot of a person, The eyes of a dog and the spots on the sun

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A cat's arm and a bat's wing

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Which are analogous structures? Options: The flipper of a whale and the wing of a bat, The wing of an insect and the wing of a bat, The ears of an owl and the eyes of an owl, The pelvis of a whale and the dewclaw of a dog

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The wing of an insect and the wing of a bat

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Which of the following is a vestigial structure? Options: A cat's third eyelid, A dog's tongue, A whale's pelvis, A bat's wing

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A whale's pelvis

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Which type of selection involves two traits being eventually preferred?

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Disruptive selection

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Which of the following is FALSE about fossils? Options: Most animals will become a fossil, Older fossils are found in lower strata, An animal needs a skeleton to form a fossil, Fossils are used as evidence of evolution

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Most animals will become a fossil

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Using this table, which of the following are most closely related? Options: Rhesus monkey and Lamprey, Rhesus Monkey and Mouse, Mouse and Frog, Gorilla and Mouse

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Rhesus Monkey and Mouse

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What would we find at 6?

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A common ancestor for ostriches and hawks