Quiz about evidence for evolution

Question 1

The forelimbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats are similar in structure due to having a common ancestor hundreds of millions of years ago. Is this considered homolgy or analogy?

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Homology

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Analogy

Question 2

Which of the following are homologous structures?

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whale flipper and bat wing

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legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

Question 3

A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________

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evolution.

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development.

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growth.

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ancestry.

Question 4

In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________

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look very similar.

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have very different features.

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show different stages of development.

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have only a tail if they are non-human.

Question 5

What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

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Homologous Structures

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Fossils

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Vestigial Structures

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DNA

Question 6

What type of evidence is shown in the image above?

Accepted Answer

DNA

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Fossils

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Vestigial structures

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Homologous Structures

Question 7

The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

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The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor

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The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment

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The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases

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All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

Question 8

Body parts similar in structure and origin

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homologous

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evolution

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embryology

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variation

Question 9

Recently, scientists have been able to use ___________to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are.

Accepted Answer

DNA

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Vestigial structures

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Fossils

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Homologous structures

Question 10

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

Accepted Answer

Fossils

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DNA

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Vestigial structures

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Homologous structures

Question 11

Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

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Natural Selection

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Fossils

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Early Development/Embryos

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Body Structure/Anatomy

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DNA/Proteins

Question 12

Two organisms that are closely related would have

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very similar DNA sequence

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exactly the same DNA sequences

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no proteins in common

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completely different DNA sequence

Question 13

If modern organisms have a lot of homologous structures, what inference might paleontologists make about those organisms?

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The organisms have a common ancestor

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They are reptiles

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One organism evolved from the other.

Question 14

Scientists compare organisms' DNA to support the theory that all species share a common _________________

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ancestor

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separation

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population

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environment

Question 15

The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.

Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram

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The organisms share a common ancestry.

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The organisms belong to the same genus.

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The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.

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The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.

Question 16

How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

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It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.

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I'm not sure.

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Animals change over time.

Question 17

Which is the ancestor of dolphins, orcas, and sperm whales?

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zygorhiza

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pakicetus

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rhodocetus

Question 18

which is an evidence for evolution?

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all of the above

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fossil records

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homology

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homology in development or development in embryology

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DNA

Question 19

Which statement is true?

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Animals which are not closely related may show parts that are homologous.

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Fossils of animals from before do not resemble present animals.

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The embryos of different animals appear similar at certain stages do not prove common ancestry,

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The more similar the DNA of organisms are, the less related they are.

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