Evidence of Evolution

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The study of prehistoric life using fossils is called...

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Paleontology

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Morphology studies the...

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Anatomy of living things

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Which of the following could NOT be a fossil?

• The bones of an animal
• The footprints of an animal
• The feces of an animal
• The DNA of an animal

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The DNA of an animal

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Archaeopteryx is a transitional fossil between which two species?

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Dinosaurs and Birds

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What is the characteristic of homologous structures?

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Have similar anatomy

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Leftover structures with little to no function for an organism are called

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Vestigial Structures

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a vestigial structure? Wisdom Teeth in Humans, Wings in Ostriches, Goosebumps in Humans, Wings in Bumblebees

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Wings in Bumblebees

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Which of the following statements about analogous structures is FALSE?

• Analogous structures serve similar purposes
• Analogous structures result from convergent evolution
• Analogous structures evolve in related organisms
• Analogous structures perform different functions

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Analogous structures perform different functions

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Species that exist in only one (1) geographic region are called...

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Endemic Species

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Biogeography provides evidence for...

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Divergent Evolution