FULL Evidence used by Evolutionists and Cladograms Review

What is is the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do?

• Bioevolution

• Biochemistry

• Biogeography

• Biogeology

Analogous structures suggest common ancestry between two organisms.

• True
• False

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

• fossil record

• comparative embryology

• comparative biochemistry

• comparative anatomy

Body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure.

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

• comparative anatomy

Structures that may have lost their original function through evolution.

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

• comparative anatomy

• vestigial structure

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative

• early ancestor

• unrelated organism

• embryological stage

Scientists have found that more closely related organisms have more similar DNA. What sort of evidence of evolution is this?

• Biochemistry

• embryology

• analogous structures

• fossil record

Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?

• F
• E
• B
• C

Images of the embryo and adult stages of three different organisms are shown.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this evidence?

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms eat the same types of food.

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms live in a similar environment.

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms share a recent common ancestor.

• Having similar embryos indicates that a certain protein controls how many legs the adult organisms will have.

In the table shown, the DNA found in five primate species was compared to the DNA found in humans. The number of sequence differences was recorded. Based on the data in this table, what inference could you make about these species compared to humans?

• Lemurs are most like humans.

• Gorillas are most like humans.

• None of the species are similar to humans.

• Only the lemur differs from humans in any way.