Below is the illustration of the bones of the forelimbs (wing or arm) of three animals. While only birds and bats have wings, the underlying skeletal structure is more similar in bats and humans. What is the most reasonable conclusion one can draw from a comparison of these structures?

Humans and bats share a closer evolutionary history with each other than with birds.

Birds and bats are closely related to each other, while humans are unrelated to both.

The common ancestor of birds and bats must have had wings and flown.

Humans live in habitats very different from the habitats of both birds and bats.

A population of a certain kind of fish is introduced into a new habitat. These fish have variations in color from light to dark. Because of the lighting conditions and predators in this new habitat, light-colored fish survive better near the surface, and dark-colored fish survive better near the bottom. Natural selection would most likely produce which change after many generations of these fish living in this environment?

There would be two populations of fish: light-colored fish near the surface and dark-colored fish near the bottom.

All the fish would become more similar in color—something exactly between light-colored and dark-colored.

None of the fish would be able to survive because the new habitat is not suited to any of them.

The fish would become smaller over time so that they can more easily defend themselves from predators.

An illustration of two insects is below. Which of the paired statements could be used to distinguish the insects, using a dichotomous key?

two pairs of spots on wing cover, three pairs of spots on wing cover

large hind legs, small hind legs

antennae absent, antennae present

The diagram provided shows a breakdown of the genomes of humans, mice, chickens, and zebra fish. The numbers in overlapping regions indicate homologous sequences, similar genes that indicate shared ancestry. The data in the diagram best supports which of the following conclusions?

Humans are more closely related to zebrafish than to chickens.

There are no gene sequences that are common to all these animals.

The common ancestor of the mouse and the chicken lived very recently.

The mouse and the zebrafish share the closest relationship of all animals shown.

An analysis of DNA and RNA sequences can be used to classify organisms. A dendrogram/evolutionary tree, such as the one shown below, is based on molecular data. It can be used to represent evolutionary relationships within a group of organisms that are hypothesized to have descended from a common ancestor. Which statement is best supported by the information in this dendrogram/evolutionary tree?

Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas.

Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to raccoons.

Brown bears are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to sun bears.

The bear species are all more genetically similar to dogs than they are to giant pandas.

Three species of lizards of the genus Gallotia are found on the Canary Islands, a chain of seven volcanic islands off the west coast of Africa. The easternmost island, Lanzarote, is the oldest, while the westernmost island, El Hierro, is the youngest. The distribution of lizard species is shown on the map below. Which statement about the ancestry of the lizards from the genus Gallotia is best supported by this information?

The common ancestor of the lizards probably came from Africa.

The common ancestor of the lizards first colonized the island of El Hierro.

The ancestors of each species came from different continents at different times.

The ancestors of each species evolved in Spain and were brought to the islands at the same time.

What was a difference between Lamarck's and Darwin's ideas about evolution?

acquired traits can be passed on

Animals have common ancestor that was very simple

animals evolved slowly over time

The major idea behind Darwin's "The Origin of the Species" is that

species change over time by natural selection

organisms are unable to adapt to their environment

Galapagos finches had no recent common ancestry

Homologous structures give evidence that

organisms share a common ancestor

organisms evolved from the same geographic location

organisms have features that were useful to an ancestor but are not useful to the modern organism that has them

Which of the following are considered fossils?

anything that has died and is preserved

anything that has remained past the life of an organism

impressions from an organism that are made in sedimentary rock

Fossils can be found in

amber (the fossilized sap of trees)

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Which of these is required for natural selection?

All individuals of a population must be identical.

There must be a small number of individuals in a population.

There must be variation among the members of

An individual must be forced out of its natural habitat.

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The legs of crocodiles and mice have similar bone structures and develop in a similar way. What type of structures are the leg bones?

homologous structures

analogous structures

fossilized structures

vestigial structures

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The chart shows the embryos and adult forms of animals from different classification groups. What do the embryos suggest about these three animals?

The animals are not related.

The animals share a common ancestor and are therefore related

Fish are more closely related to humans than are chickens.

Fish and chickens ar closely related, but humans are not related to either fish or chickens.

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Fossils show that cyanobacteria evolved at least 3.5 billion years ago. How did cyanobacteria change Earth's environment?

They made it hotter.

They added oxygen to the atmosphere.

They added nitrogen to the soil.

They added carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

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Which of these statements best describes natural selection?

Natural selection changes the traits of individuals.

Natural selection prevents changes in the members of a species.

Natural selection prevents changes in the traits of individuals.

Natural selection changes populations

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What does the fossil record show about the history of species of Earth?

Species stay the same over time.

Species evolve from one form to another.

Modern species have no relationship to ancient species.

No species have become extinct in the last 2 million years.

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30 sec • 1 pt

The field of biology that deals with classifying organisms is

phylogeny

genetics

taxonomy

embryology

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Biology Category 3 Evolution & Classification

Which of these is required for natural selection?

The legs of crocodiles and mice have similar bone structures and develop in a similar way. What type of structures are the leg bones?

The chart shows the embryos and adult forms of animals from different classification groups. What do the embryos suggest about these three animals?

Fossils show that cyanobacteria evolved at least 3.5 billion years ago. How did cyanobacteria change Earth's environment?

Which of these statements best describes natural selection?

What does the fossil record show about the history of species of Earth?

The field of biology that deals with classifying organisms is

The standardized system for naming organism is known as binomial nomenclature. What two pieces of information are used to name and identify organisms using this system?

The genetic variation that leads to evolution can occur when genes from one population are introduced into the gene pool of a different population. This process is known as

Which of these processes is most likely to increase the genetic diversity that plays a role in evolution?

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