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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Whales live in the ocean. They do not have legs, but they do have a pelvis with small leg bones attached to it. This is evidence that:

Whales are not well adapted to ocean life.
Whales do not have homologous structures
Whales evolved from animals that once lived on land
Whales evolved from some type of fish

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The chart identifies the geological time periods when certain aminals first appeared. A scientist studied sedimentary rock samples from the Devonian period. He claimed he found bird fossils mixed with fish fossils. Which response to the scientist's claim is MOST supported by the chart?

Finding fossils in the Devonian period is impossible.
Devonian rocks are too old to contain fish fossils.
Fish fossils appeared after the Devonian period.
Fish and bird fossils cannot be found in the same time period.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Butterflies usually are identified by the colors and patterns on their wings. Butterflies have four wings: The two wings near the butterfly’s head are “forewings” while the wings near the butterfly’s tail are “hindwings.” You can use the following dichotomous key to identify four common butterfly species in North America.

Papilio glaucus
Papilio polyxenes
Danaus plexippus
Colias philodice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is an example of a vestigial organ?

human coccyx (tailbone)
human stomach
human brain
human liver

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dorsal fins in sharks and dolphins are an example of

homologous structures
vestigial structures
water to land evolution
analogous structures

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is true about the embryology of vertebrate organisms?

Embryos look the same as the adult organism
Haeckel's drawing were completely accurate and detailed
Embryos do not change much during development
The more closely related two organisms are, the closer their embryology will be.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence do similarities between fossil bones and modern organisms provide?

species that face similar environmental pressure will develop similar traits.
homologous structures are evidence that the two species are related or shared a common ancestor
natural selection
adaptive structures help organisms survive in their habitat

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