Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships and Comparative Anatomy

The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.

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

• The organisms share a common ancestry.
• The organisms belong to the same genus.
• The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.
• The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.

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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?

• fossil record
• comparative embryology
• comparative biochemistry
• comparative anatomy

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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?

• fossil record
• comparative embryology
• DNA comparison
• comparative anatomy

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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

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Which word is defined as the same structure in different species indicating a common ancestor?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• DNA

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Which word is defined as a reduced form of a functional structure in 1 organism that shows up as fully functional in another?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• analogous structure
• DNA

The forelimbs of human, frog, bat, porpoise, horse are which of the following?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures

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What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?

• no evolutionary relationships between the groups
• recent common ancestry
• similar environments in the past
• evolution from a distant common ancestor

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