Theory of Evolution and Origin of Life

The forelimbs of a whale, human, and bat all have similar bone structures therefor are examples of...

• analagous structures

• vestigial structures

• homologous structures

• convergent structures

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A snake has tiny hip bones where legs could attach, the bones have no function. How do the bones support evolution of snakes?

• the hip bones are vestigial structures that show evolutionary descendant from an ancestor

• the hip bones are analogous structure

• the hip bones are vestigial structures that show that snakes, worms and other legless animals evolved together

• the hip bones are homologous structures

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How do mass extinctions affect the rate of evolutionary change?

• organisms that survive mass extinctions evolve more rapidly because they face limited competition.

• organisms evolve slowly after mass extinctions

• organisms do not evolve after mass extinctions

• evolutionary change occurs slowly after mass extinctions because a large number of species have become extinct over a relatively short time.

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How could you identify a pattern of punctuated equilibrium?

• similar bone structures among species

• identical genetic code among all species

• fossil sequence that shows gradual changes over long time

• fossil sequences that show rapid changes over short periods of time

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Endosymbiotic theory explains how eukaryotic cells evolved from ancient prokaryotic cells. The theory is supported by which of the following:

• mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA and make some of their own proteins

• like other organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts can not survive outside the cell

• all multicellular organisms are eukaryotic

• mitochondria and chloroplasts rely on the cytoplasm

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In order for a scientist to put fossils in order of sequence, which analysis would be most useful?

• measuring the width and length of the homologous bones

• identify which types of minerals are in each fossil

• radiometric dating, which would show the absolute age of the fossils

• biogeography showing where all the species lived at one time

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The early Earth's atmosphere was lacking:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

• Lightning

• Oxygen

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Biochemical Evidence for Evolution relates to...

• Similarities in function of tissues and organs amongst species

• Similarities in the sequence of genes and proteins amongst species

• Similarities on behavioral strategies amongst species.

• Is something that has not been studied by evolutionary experts

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The diagram below shows a proposed theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, called endosymbiosis.

Which of the following explains why cells that contained mitochondria-like organelles had an evolutionary advantage?

• They were able to photosynthesize

• They had more DNA

• They were able to make more use of available energy

• They were immune to bacterial invasion.

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

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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