9.2 Theory Of Evolution

Fossils are _________

• the most significant evidence of evolutionary relationships between species

• distinct and direct evidence of evolution

• a complete record of evolution

• all of the above

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Examples of homologous structures include

• the wings of a bat and a bird

• the wings of a bat and the limbs of a cat

• the limbs of a cat and the limbs of a tortoise

• none of the above

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Examples of analogous structures include

• the wings of a bat and a bird

• the wings of a bat and the limbs of a cat

• the limbs of a cat and the limbs of a tortoise

• all of the above

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An example of a vestigial structure is

• the forelimb of a whale

• the wings of an eagle

• the pelvic bone of a whale

• the tail bone of a monkey

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Comparison of DNA sequences shows that we are most closely related to

• monkeys

• baboons

• gorillas

• chimpanzees

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Peter and Rosemary Grant _____

• observed evolution by natural selection actually taking place

• studied Darwin's finches on the Galapagos islands

• spent more than 30 years studying the same thing

• all of the above

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Biogeography _________

• has taught us of the migration patterns of certain species

• is the science of studying maps

• was developed by Darwin during the voyage on the Beagle

• proves that all camels came from Egypt and North Africa

The discovery of dinosaur bones would probably be made by____

• paleontologists

• evolutionists

• biologists

• bone doctors

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Darwin's book On The Origin of Species included _____

• lots of evidence to show that evolution had taken place

• an analysis of the anatomy of analogous structures

• an analysis of the DNA sequences of closely related animals

• all of the above

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Island biogeography_______

• describes camel migration across the planet

• describes the reasons for finch evolution in the Galapagos

• was developed by Peter and Rosemary Grant

• all of the above

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