Evidence for Evolution

Evidence for Evolution

Fill in the Blank

Fossils have allowed scientists to create the ___________ Time Scale which is a “calendar” of Earth’s history.

Multiple Choice

How many eras are there?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Multiple Choice

The first mammal is believed to evolve during which period?

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Cretaceous

Multiple Choice

_______________ dating is a process used to calculate the age of rocks and thus the age of the fossils

• Radioactive

• Radiometric

• Carbometric

Multiple Choice

To date a rock/fossil that is very old you want an _____________ with a longer half life like Carbon-14

• Electron

• Proton

• Isotope

Multiple Choice

Having a lot of nitrogen bases in common (Adenine, Thymine,etc.) with an organism does not make you closely related

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Humans have changed the course of the evolution of dogs by domesticating them

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Mitochondrial DNA only comes from which parent?

• Mother

• Father

Multiple Choice

Tracing back our mitochondrial DNA it is believed that humans originated from where?

• Asia

• Africa

• America

Fill in the Blank

Distribution of species refers to the fact that similar organisms in an area share a ____________ ancestor.

Multiple Choice

The line that separates placental mammals and marsupials (because they are on different tectonic plates) is known as ___________ line?

• William's

• Alex's

• Walter's

• Wallace's

Multiple Choice

A bird’s wing, dolphin’s flipper, and dog’s leg are all examples of ___________ structures

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Homogenous

• Homologous

Multiple Choice

Homologous structures are similar in anatomy, and ___________ in function

• similar

• different

Multiple Choice

The five ___________ groups share developmental similarities

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate