Charles Evidence for Evolution - Quiz 2025

1. What is evolution?

• The change in an individual's characteristics to become better adapted to its environment
• The process by which natural selection occurs
• The change in the heritable characteristics of a population over time
• The improvement of a species

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3. What do we call structures that no longer have a function in an organism?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

4. What do we call structures found in different species that have shared ancestry?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

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5. What do we call structures found in different species that are similar in function but that evolved independently?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

7. What is the name for the study of the distribution of living organisms?

• Geological movement
• Tectonic plates
• Biogeography
• Archaeology

8. Which layer of rock is the oldest?

• A
• B
• C

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9. Today's snakes are believed to have evolved from lizards. We have found fossils that show evidence of this evolution. One of these is represented by the fossil shown in rock layer "B". What is the name given to this fossil?

• A bridge species
• A transitional form
• An underdeveloped species
• A missing link

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We do not have a full fossil record - sometimes there are gaps and it is unclear exactly how certain species evolved. Which of these is NOT a reason for gaps in the fossil record?

• Soft-bodied organisms don't tend to form fossils
• Geological activity destroyed fossils over time
• Fossils over a million years old decay and break down
• The conditions for fossilization are rare so most organisms do not leave fossils

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Based on the DNA sequences shown in the image above, which animal appears to be most closely related to the mouse?

• Rabbit
• Dog
• Bat

Based on the DNA sequences shown in the image above, which animal is more closely related to the dog?

• Rabbit
• Mouse
• Bat