Evolution quiz practice!

An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

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Which is not evidence for evolution?

• Many animals have homologous structures due to common ancestry

• The study of species living across the world

• We can observe changes in life forms by observing the fossil record

• All of these are evidence for evolution

What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

• Fossils

• Embryology

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

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Analogous structures show common ancestry.

• True
• False

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The ability of an individual organism to survive and reproduce in its natural environment is called

• natural selection

• evolution

• descent with modification

• fitness

1. A farmer’s use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• extinction

• adaptation

In a population of lizards, only the lizards with the longest tails survive and reproduce. What type of selection is described?

• directional

• stabilizing

• disruptive

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

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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The idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events.

• uniformitarianism

• catastrophism

• erosion

• global warming

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Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

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