Evolution Quiz

About 96% of the information in human DNA is found in gorilla DNA. This evidence supports which statement?

• Humans evolved from gorillas.
• Gorillas and humans diverged from a common ancestor.
• As gorillas evolve, they will become more similar to humans.
• Gorillas and humans are too different for meaningful genetic comparisons.

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 The snowshoe rabbit has white fur in winter and dark fur in summer. What is the main survival advantage of this fur color change to the rabbit?

• The light fur keeps the rabbit from getting sunburned in summer.
  
• The fur color is an adaptive form of camouflage to avoid predators.
  
• The dark fur absorbs more sunlight so the rabbit is warmer in winter
• The white fur is more valuable to fur trappers, so the animals will be trapped and better fed in the winter.

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Who is credited with natural selection, the driving force of how organisms change over time?

• Carleus Linneus
• Robert Hooke
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin

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Which of the following is not evidence of evolution or common ancestry?

• Vestigial Structures
• Homologous Structures
• Fossil Records
• Mutations

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The majority of Darwin’s studies were done on the ___________________.

• Caribbean Islands
• Galapagos Islands
• Golden Isles
• Dry Tortugas

Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigal structures

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What birds did Charles Darwin study on the Galapagos island?

• Finches

• Red robin

• Blue jay

• A Cow

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