Vestigial Traits and Evolutionary Evidence

Vestigial Traits and Evolutionary Evidence

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores evidence supporting the theory of evolution, focusing on the fossil record, geological time scale, extinction, and species change. It discusses how fossils and vestigial traits indicate species are not fixed and have evolved over time. The video also covers radiometric dating and the concept of transitional features, providing a comprehensive overview of evolutionary evidence.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the presence of vestigial traits in living organisms suggest?

Species are unrelated to their ancestors.

Species are created independently.

Species have changed over time.

Species have always remained the same.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were fossils initially organized?

By their color.

By their size.

By their relative ages.

By their location.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the geologic time scale represent?

The sequence of major events in Earth's history

The age of the universe

The history of a single species

The timeline of human evolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What discovery allowed scientists to assign absolute ages to rocks?

Radioactivity

Magnetism

Gravity

Electricity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do biologists interpret the continuous extinction of species?

As evidence of species independence

As evidence of species creation

As evidence of species change over time

As evidence of species immutability

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the law of succession suggest about extinct and living species?

They are unrelated.

They are identical.

They are completely different.

They are related as ancestors and descendants.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a transitional feature?

A snake's tongue

A fish's fin evolving into a limb

A mammal's fur

A bird's beak

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