Evidence of Evolution

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What are homologous structures?

• Similar structures found in different species that share a common ancestor.

• Structures that have no similarities and are found in different species.

• Structures that are only found in humans.

• Structures that are only found in plants.

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Give an example of a homologous structure.

• Forelimb of a human, wing of a bat, and flipper of a whale

• Roots of a tree, stem of a flower, and leaf of a plant

• Tail of a dog, fin of a fish, and beak of a bird

• Antenna of an insect, tentacle of a squid, and leg of a spider

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What are analogous structures?

• Structures in different species that have a similar function and a common evolutionary origin.

• Structures in the same species that have a different function but a common evolutionary origin.

• Structures in different species that have a different function and a common evolutionary origin.

• Structures in different species that have a similar function but do not have a common evolutionary origin.

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Provide an example of an analogous structure.

• Wings of a bird and wings of a bat

• Wings of a bird and petals of a flower

• Wings of a bird and fins of a fish

• Wings of a bird and wings of a butterfly

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What are vestigial structures?

• Anatomical features that have evolved to serve a new function

• Anatomical features that are essential for survival

• Anatomical features that are found only in humans

• Anatomical features that have lost their original function

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Name a vestigial structure found in humans.

• wisdom teeth

• tailbone

• gills

• appendix

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How do homologous structures provide evidence for evolution?

• Homologous structures provide evidence for evolution because they are vestigial organs.

• Homologous structures provide evidence for evolution because they are similar structures found in different species that suggest a common ancestor.

• Homologous structures provide evidence for evolution because they are the result of convergent evolution.

• Homologous structures provide evidence for evolution because they are the result of genetic mutations.

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Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals
• They live in similar environments
• They have a common ancestor
• All organisms resemble humans

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Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called

• Mutation
• Adaptation
• Evolution
• Natural Selection

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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

• fossil record
• comparing embryology
• comparing biochemistry
• comparing anatomy

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

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How would you describe this evolution?

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Structural adaption
• Functional adaption

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• Homologous
• Vestigial
• Analogous

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A Variation that makes an organism more suited to its surroundings

• adaptation

• variation

• evolution

• embryology

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body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function

• homologous structures

• comparative anatomy

• analogous structure

• vestigial structure

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body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

• comparative anatomy

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structures that have lost their original function through evolution

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

• comparative anatomy

• vestigial structure

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Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?

• fossil record
• comparative embryology
• comparative biochemistry
• comparative anatomy

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Last individual of a species dies

• Mass extincition

• extincition

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Another word for specific parts that form an organ, system, or living thing is __________.

• structure.
• vertebrae.
• forelimb.
• organism.

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The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.

• a common ancestor.
• an embryonic stage.
• development.
• evolution.

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How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

• It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.
•          I'm not sure.
• Animals change over time. 

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In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________

• look very similar.
• have very different features.
• show different stages of development.
• have only a tail if they are non-human.

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Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

• Theodor Schwann

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

• Fossils

• Vestigial Structures

• DNA

• Homologous Structures

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The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

• The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment
• The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor
• The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases
• All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

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Which evidence of common ancestry is being studied in this visual?

• biogeography
• fossil record
• anatomical homology

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These animals have similarities in their bone structure. This is an example of...

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

• embryological structures