Quiz about Evolution Review

Question 1

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

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Charles Darwin

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Albert Einstein

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Charles Barkley

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Isaac Newton

Question 2

The gradual change in organisms over time is...

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Evolution

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Nucleotide

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Adaptation

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Natural Selection

Question 3

To adjust to a changing environment

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Adapt

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Mutation

Question 4

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

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increase in number

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become extinct

Question 5

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

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Their beaks were shaped for the food they ate

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Their feathers were odd shapes

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Genotypes

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Their body sizes were all the exact same

Question 6

Another word for adapt is ____________.

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change

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create

Question 7

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

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Natural Selection

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Evolution

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Variation

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Adaptation

Question 8

When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

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Extinction

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Adaption

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Fossilization

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Mutation

Question 9

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

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Adaptation

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Species

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Environmental Change

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Variation

Question 10

Darwin referred to this as survival of the fittest. Over time, it results in changes in the inherited characteristics of a population because organisms with adaptations that make them fit for their environment will survive and reproduce better than those without favorable traits.

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Natural Selection

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Genetic Variation

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Survival of the Fittest

Question 11

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

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Variation

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Adaptation

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Behavior

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Environment

Question 12

Remains of ancient organisms such as a leaf imprint, shell or bones is called

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Fossils

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Extinctions

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Mutations

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Variations

Question 13

A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):

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scientific theory

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hypothesis

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experiment

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cause and effect

Question 14

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring is called a species.

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True

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False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

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People selectively breeding hamsters.

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Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.

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Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.

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Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

Question 16

The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

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Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

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Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.

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Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

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Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

Question 17

What is another name for natural selection?

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survival of the fittest

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survival of the smartest

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survival of the fastest

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survival of the biggest

Question 18

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

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embryology

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DNA studies

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extinction

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fossil record

Question 19

What is this an example of?

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homologous structures

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vestigial structures

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embryology

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fossil record

Question 20

Which layer is the oldest?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 21

Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

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Adaptation

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Fossil

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Ancestor

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Natural selection

Question 22

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

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homologous structures

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vestigial structures

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adaptive radiation

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fossil

Question 23

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

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Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Fossil A and C are the same age

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Fossil B is older than fossil C

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Fossils A is older than fossil B

Question 24

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 25

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment

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fitness

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diversity.

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evolution

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adaptation

Question 26

Which of the following is a fossil?

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a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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a plant that has recently died

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a group of organisms that can reproduce

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a structure or organ that no longer functions

Question 27

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

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variation

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change

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adaption

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species

Question 28

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

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environment

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humans

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mutations

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breeders

Question 29

All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

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population

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species

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fossil

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individual organism

Question 30

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

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homologous structures

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vestigial structures

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analogous structures

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fossil structures

Question 31

Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

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mutation

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gene flow

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gene pool

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allele

Question 32

Mutations are important because they bring about

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genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

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death of the organism in which they develop

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benefits for the individual, not for the population

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Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

Question 33

Asexual reproduction produces offspring with

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the same genes as the parent; no variation

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half of a single parent's genes

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a mix of genes from two parents

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lots of genetic variation

Question 34

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

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artificial selection

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natural selection

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inheritance

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descent withOUT modification

Question 35

What is this an example of?

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variation

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diversity of species

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vestigial structures

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DNA studies

Question 36

In natural selection, which individuals will increase in a population over time?

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more fit

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less fit

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deleterious

Question 37

Darwin's book was called On the Origin of

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Species

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Individuals

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Natural selection

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Evolution

Question 38

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

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different species on different islands

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all species on one of the islands

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identical species on all the islands

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the same species as North America

Question 39

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

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The traits of a species can change over time

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Populations can survive in different locations on earth

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Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

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Populations grow when resources are abundant

Question 40

What are the variations of mice in this environment?

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white and grey

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short and tall

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red and green

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long fur and short fur

Question 41

How will this mice population most likely change in the future?

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The white mice will go extinct.

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The grey mice will go extinct.

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All of the mice will grow longer fur.

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All of the mice will grow longer claws.

Question 42

Which of the following is not one of Darwin's 5 Points of Natural Selection?

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All of these are part of his 5 points

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Favorable traits

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Overproduction

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Adaptation

Question 43

Which of the following would be the best adaptation for wolves in any environment?

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sharp teeth

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white fur

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a thick fur coat

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a calm demeanor

Question 44

Why is the fossil record an important piece of scientific evidence that supports the theory of evolution?

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it shows although they have similarities, organisms living today are not the same as those in the past

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it goes back to the formation of the Earth

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it gives specific details of the daily lives of ancient animals

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it gives us DNA from prehistoric organisms

Question 45

Why is absolute dating more accurate than relative dating?

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absolute dating gives an estimated actual date; relative does not

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absolute dating gives us a range of years the organism lived

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relative dating estimates the age of the fossil

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absolute dating just tells us which fossil is older than the other relatively

Question 46

What is primarily the cause for most mass extinctions?

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a severe long lasting climate change

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a meteoroid hit Earth

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disease

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food shortage

Question 47

Scientists found fossils of fish in a desert. How can this be explained?

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the desert use to be a lake with water plants long ago

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that part of the desert must have been a pond recently and dried up

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there will be mountains covering this land int he future

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there was forest with tree here in the past

Question 48

How is selective breeding different than natural selection?

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in selective breeding humans are choosing what the desired traits are; in natural selection nature is selecting the best traits

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both are processes of selection

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selective breeding is when the animal chooses the traits they pass down to their offspring

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Selective breeding is a slower process than natural selection

Question 49

The human appendix is an example of what form of evolutionary evidence?

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vestigial structure

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homologous structure

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fossil

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similar biochemistry in all organisms

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