Applied Evolution

The pelvic bone of whales is not needed for movement within the water. This is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

• vestigial

• analogous

• homologous

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The forelimbs of mammals have similar anatomy because these groups descended from a recent common ancestor. Their bone structure is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

• vestigial

• analogous

• homologous

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number
  

• become extinct
  

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Which of the following is a key piece of evidence for human evolution?

• Ancient cave paintings

• Stone tools

• Fossilised human bones

• Old maps

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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Dolphins have the same arm structure as wolfs, what type of evidence for evolution does this represent?

• DNA

• vestigial structures

• homologous structures

• embryology

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Change over time is

• evolution

• generation

• growth

• biogenesis

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This makes an organism more suited to its enviornment

• species

• lifespan

• adaptation

• mutation

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Natural selection results in change in a population's _____________ traits over time.

• inherited

• acquired

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A phenotype that improves an organism’s chance of survival in their environment is considered a(n) ____________.

• natural selection

• adaption

• speciation

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