Evidence of Evolution

Which of the following have a similar structures but have a different function in each organism?

• A dolphin fin and a shark fin

• Human fingernails and monkey fingernails

• Front leg of a cat and the wing of a bat

• The wing of a bumble bee and the wing of a bird

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Which of these claims is most likely true of two species that share a recent common ancestor?

• The two species have different developmental patterns

• The two species have similar arms and legs

• The two species share DNA sequences

• The ancestors of each species looked very different

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Humans breed dogs for certain traits. What is this practice called?

• variation

• adaptation

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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Which of these descriptions is an example of an unused body structure?

• a bat’s wing that enables it to fly

• the tiny leg bones found in snakes that have no legs

• the front legs of a dog that supports its weight as it walks and runs

• the tentacles of an octopus that aid it in movement and catching prey

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What is artificial selection?

• humans breed organisms for certain characteristics

• individuals that are better adapted to their environment

• inherited traits in a population change over generation

• Charles Darwin noted the differences among finches

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Which of the following best describes the tiny legs whales have?

• structures that grow and improve in function as they are used

• structures that function at certain times of the year

• structures that will become adaptations when the environment changes

• structures that have lost all or most of their function over time

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What type of evidence did was most likely use to reach his conclusion of species with similar DNA are closely related?

• fossil evidence

• structural evidence

• genetic evidence

• evidence from developmental patterns

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Which of these answers correctly pairs a scientific discovery with the type of evidence for evolution that it represents

• DNA comparison, embryological evidence

• fossilized bones, genetic evidence

• unused hind limbs, structural evidence

• developmental patterns, fossil evidence

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Which of these answers best describes the relationship between a human’s forearm and a bat’s wing?

• similar physical structures with similar functions

• different physical structures with similar functions

• similar physical structures with different functions

• different physical structures with different functions

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Which of these answers could best describe an investigation on animal population?

• a single cat that lives in her house

• all of the pets owned by her classmates

• all of the cats in her neighborhood

• the cats and dogs at a local animal shelter

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