Evidence for Evolution Quiz

What is the first claim of the theory of Biological Evolution?

• All living things on Earth are related

• Living creatures can be studied and understood

• Evolution is powered by natural processes

• Whales evolved from land creatures

Which branch of the evolutionary tree is focused on in this video?

• Bats

• Humans

• Birds

• Cetaceans

What are some anatomical features that differentiate whales from fish?

• Placentas and live birth

• Feeding milk to their young

• All of the above

• Being warm-blooded

What is the purpose of the blowhole in whales?

• Making sounds

• Drinking water

• Smelling

• Breathing air

What evidence from comparative anatomy suggests that whales evolved from land mammals?

• Presence of leg bones

• All of the above

• Arm, wrist, hand, and finger bones

• Presence of hair

What does embryology reveal about the development of whales?

• Whales have arm and leg buds

• Nostril grooves migrate to the top of the head

• Whales have a blowhole

• All of the above

What do the fossils of basilosaurid whales indicate?

• All of the above

• Whales had three toes

• Whales had fully developed hips and legs

• Whales had nasal openings on the top of their heads

What is the closest genetic match to whales?

• Fish

• Sea lions

• Hippos

• Pudgy, water-loving animals

What similarities do whales and hippos share?

• Specially shaped ankle bones

• All of the above

• Giving birth and nursing their young underwater

• Multi-chambered stomachs

What is the main focus of the video?

• Whale evolution

• Bird evolution

• Bat evolution

• Human evolution