Evidence for Evolution Accelerated

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It is a record of all living things
• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
• It does not support the theory of evolution

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is 

• decayed
• evolved
• extinct
• preserved

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The fossil record is most useful for determining

• relatedness of ancient species
• relatedness of species that evolved recently
• whether organisms produce the same proteins
• adaptations in bacteria

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By examining homologous structures we can infer that

• these 4 species use these limbs in different ways

• these 4 species had a common ancestor

• each of the species adapted to their current environment

• all of these are true

What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?

• no evolutionary relationships between the groups
• recent common ancestry
• ability to be successful in the same environment
• evolution from a common ancestor

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According to this diagram, birds are LEAST closely related to 

• Amphibians
• Sharks
• Ray Finned Fish
• Crocodiles

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time
• extinct species are not related to living species
• different species can interbreed
• animals that look alike are most closely related

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On this diagram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

• Frog
• Hare
• Caiman
• Parrot

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On this diagram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

• crayfish
• rat
• perch
• frog

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• Carl Linnaeus
• Albert Einstein