Evidence for Evolution #2

Which of the following are HOMOLOGOUS structures?

• bee wings and bird wings

• legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

• whale flipper and bat wing

• human eyebrows and ant antenna

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Which images illustrate ANALOGOUS structures?

• 1, 2

• 1, 3

• 2, 3

• 1, 2, 3

These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they....

• have the same basic structure

• Perform the same function

• Are the same size

• Are parts of mammals

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Which wings illustrate HOMOLOGOUS structures?

• bat & butterfly

• bat & bird

• butterfly & bird

• bat, butterfly, & bird

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The cave fish and minnow are related to each other but the cave fish is blind and only has the remnants of an eye. What type of structure is this?

• homologous

• analogous

• vestigial

• convergent

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Which of the following are ANALOGOUS structures?

• bee wings and bird wings

• legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

• whale flipper and bat wings

• human eyebrows and ant antenna

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All these organisms have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals

• They live in similar environments

• They have a common ancestor

• All organisms resemble humans

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

• fossil record

• comparing embryology

• comparing biochemistry

• comparing anatomy

The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of....

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• fossils

• vestigal structures

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Which of the following are ANALOGOUS structures (3)?

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