Other Evidence of Evolution

Match

Match the following

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

when individuals or populations compete for the same resource

one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed

both species benefit

one organism kills and eats another organism to obtain nutrients

a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed

• when individuals or populations compete for the same resource

• one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed

• both species benefit

• one organism kills and eats another organism to obtain nutrients

• a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed

Multiple Choice

A random change in DNA...

• Evolution

• Gene

• Mutation

• Genetic drift

Multiple Choice

Because whales have a pelvis and femurs, it shows whales are descended from an ancestor that was able to _____________________.

• walk

• sing

• swim

• polka

Multiple Choice

Structures that have the same function but evolved independently are called

• homologous

• analogous

• vestigial

• embryological

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

• Fossils

• Vestigial Structures

• DNA

• Homologous Structures

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

In the table shown, the DNA in five primate species was compared to the DNA of humans. The number of differences in the DNA sequences was recorded. Based on this data, what inference could you make about these species compared to humans?

• Lemurs are most like humans.

• Gorillas are most like humans.

• None of the species are similar to humans.

• Only the lemur differs from humans in any way.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would best determine whether two plant species share a recent common ancestor?

• Flowering times

• DNA sequences

• Stem lengths

• Habitat distribution