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

Fossil D is older than fossil C

Fossil A and C are the same age

Fossil B is older than fossil C

Fossils A is older than fossil B

Evolution is called a theory because

scientific theories are supported by a large amount of evidence

there's not enough evidence yet

The study of where organisms live

The study of the very slow movement of the continents

The study of how organisms survive from predators

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

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

The similarities among early stages of the embryos provide evidence that -

these organisms evolved from a common ancestor

the organisms all retained their gills and tails

the organisms belong to the same species

What conclusions can be made based on this table shown?

the red panda and the racoon are the most closely related

the American black bear and the giant panda are most closely related

the giant panda and the red panda are most closely related

The picture shows the members of the Camelidae family. The physical features and the geographical origin of these animals provide evidence that -

they live in the same type of environment.

have slowly evolved to become herbivores.

Common ancestry relates to evolution because

the more two organisms have in common, the more recent is their common ancestor during their evolution.

evolution only happens when there are common ancestors.

Common ancestors make evolution happen more quickly.

evolution can never take place with common ancestors.

In the the third embryonic stage (bottom row), mammal embryos _____

have more characteristics in common with each other than with reptiles or birds.

are still hard to tell from reptiles and birds.

have the same features as fish, reptiles, and birds.

Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

The function of these bones is the same in all animals

They live in similar environments

Two organisms that are closely related would have

completely different DNA sequence

What is a vestigal structure

Body structures that serve no function in a modern species, but must have been functional in an ancestor

Embryos of different species look surprisingly similar when these species are derived from common ancestor

Have different anatomy and embryological development but provieds similar functions

Change in a species over time due to human manipulation of breeding

What embryological homology?

Embryos of different species look surprisingly similar when these species are derived from common ancestor

Body structures that serve no function in a modern species, but must have been functional in an ancestor

Change in a species over time due to human manipulation of breeding

Offspring produced by interbreeding between parents of different species

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How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.

I'm not sure.

Animals change over time.

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A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________

evolution.

development.

growth.

ancestry.

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The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.

a common ancestor.

an embryonic stage.

development.

evolution.

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In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________

look very similar.

have very different features.

show different stages of development.

have only a tail if they are non-human.

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What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

Fossils

Vestigial Structures

DNA

Homologous Structures

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What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

Fossils

Embryology

Homologous Structures

Vestigial Structures

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The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment

The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor

The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases

All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

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Evolution Test Review

How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________

The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved is known as ________________________.

In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________

What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

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

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to:

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

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