Evolution Quiz

An example of a homologous structure 

• human arm and bird wing
• rat appendix  and human appendix
• wing of butterfly and bird wing

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An example of an analogous structure includes:

• wing of a butterfly and bird wing
• bird wing and human arm
• rat appendix and human appendix

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Embryos of chickens, fish and humans look very similar. They all have folds known as gill pouches in the neck region. What may this suggest?

• they all formed in the ocean 
• they all evolved from a common ancestor
• they are all going extinct

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The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigal structures

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The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigal 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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If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative
• early ancestor
• unrelated organism
• embryological stage

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The process by which populations slowly change over time is called__________

• selective breeding
• adaptation
• sepeciation
• evolution

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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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What type of structures are these?

• homologous
• vestigial 
• analogous
• fossil

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