Quiz: Evidence for Evolution A

Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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

• no evolutionary relationships between the groups
• recent common ancestry
• similar environments in the past
• evolution from a distant common ancestor

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

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

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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?

• comparative biochemistry
• paleontology
• comparative biogeography
• comparative embryology

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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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What is the most important factor that contributes to a species evolving? 

• environmental change
• how old a species is
• what the ancestors look like
• what time of year a species reproduces.

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Changes in species that allow that species to survive changes in the environment are called:

• ecosystems
• adaptations
• biomes
• alleles

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Which of these best represents a time period in which an organism could evolve?

• 5 days
• 100 years
• 10,000 years
• 2 decades

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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

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