Theory of Evolution

Ostrich wings are examples of

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• adaptations
• traits

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Dolphins have the same arm structure as wolfs, what type of evidence for evolution does this represent?

• DNA
• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• embryology

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What would indicate that a series of fossils represent evolution?

• the fossils were identical
• the fossils were found in the same layers of rock
• the fossils show similarities
• the fossils were completely different

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Why do embryologist study embryos?

• to see if they are related
• to understand adaptations
• to determine the age
• to learn what parents are vestigial

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What is embryology?

• the age of organisms
• the oldest stage of development
• the life span of an organism
• the earliest growth stage of development

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Change over time is

• evolution
• generation
• growth
• biogenesis

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Natural selection is

• survival of the fittest
• humans change
• two species are the same
• more animals survive

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This makes an organism more suited to its enviornment

• species
• lifespan
• adaptation
• mutation

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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans
• mutations
• breeders
• environment

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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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