Unit 8 Evolution and Classification Practice Test

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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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk

• the hind limbs of a house cat

• the fins of sharks

• the tailbone of a human

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Which layer is the oldest

• B
• A
• E
• C

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If two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probably

• share a common ancestor
• share a common environment
• share a common population
• speciation

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Which two animals are most closely related?

• Fish and Amphibian
• Reptile and Amphibian 
• Reptile and Bird
• Mammal and Bird

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What gas were we missing in Earth's early atmosphere?

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• water vapor
• sulfur oxides

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What process is shown within this diagram?

• Natural selection
• Endosymbiosis
• Chemical evolution
• Abiogenesis

Which of the following are evidence of endosymbiosis? Pick 3

• mitochondria and chloroplast ribosomes are similar to bacterial ribosomes

• mitochondria and chloroplast are similar in size to bacteria

• mitochondria and chloroplast have double membranes

• mitochondria and chloroplast have a nucleus

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Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which form of life most likely appeared first? Select 3 to describe this life form.

• Prokaryotic

• Anaerobic

• Photosynthetic

• Aerobic

• Heterotroph

A unicellular organism that does not have a nucleus

• fungus
• bacteria
• biome
• virus

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