Evidence of Evolution

Which statement is correct about the evidence in this picture?

• similar bones indicate a similar diet

• similar bones indicate a similar habitat

• similar bones indicate a common ancestor

• similar bones indicate evolution happened quick

The same species lives in the same area and have different appearances. What term can be used to describe this?

• overpopulation

• population

• extinction

• variation

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

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

• natural selection
• embryology
• speciation
• evolution

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time
• extinct species are not related to living species
• different species can interbreed
• animals that look alike are most closely related

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

Which is not evidence for evolution?

• many animals have homologous structures due to common ancestry
• Many animals have vestigial structures from an ancestor
• We can observe changes in life forms by observing the fossil record
• All of these are evidence for evolution

When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

• Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
• Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
• Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
• Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time