Which best describes these fossils?

The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers

The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers

The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers

You can not tell the age of any of these fossils

The forelimbs of vertebrates, like the ones pictured here, are similar in terms of number of bones and the orientation of bones. Which best describes how comparing homologous structures provides evidence of evolution?

The genes for the body plan and forelimb layout were present in a common ancestral species vertebrates share, thus passed onto all vertebrates.

Similar anatomical structures show how animals adapt to changing environments

Homologous structures show that different species evolve at different rates

Homologous structures don’t actually provide evidence for evolution

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor

This is purely by chance and isn't significant

All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today

Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms. Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram

The organisms share a common ancestry.

The organisms belong to the same genus.

The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.

The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.

If species A and B have very similar genes and proteins, what is probably TRUE?

species A and B share a relatively recent common ancestor

species A evolved independently of species B for a long period

species A is younger than species B

species A is older than species B

Which three animals are most distantly related?

The Lungfish, Crocodile, and Bird

The elephant, Manatee, and Yellow Frog

The Yellow Frog, Salamander, and Bird

The Elephant, Lungfish, and Crocodile

Evidence of Evolution

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?

fossil record

comparative embryology

DNA comparison

comparative anatomy

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?

fossil record

comparing embryology

comparing biochemistry

comparing anatomy

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?

homologous structures

vestigial structures

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

close relative

early ancestor

unrelated organism

embryological stage

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two organisms that are closely related would have

very similar DNA sequence

exactly the same DNA sequences

no proteins in common

completely different DNA sequence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would you describe this evolution?

Homologous structure

Analogous structure

Structural adaption

Functional adaption

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Evidence of Evolution

31 questions

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?

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

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?

The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

Two organisms that are closely related would have

How would you describe this evolution?

Which best describes these fossils?

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

The diagram above shows an embryo of different vertebrates at different stages of development. Which field of study would support the similarities in development as evidence for evolution?

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