Evidence of Evolution Quiz

Cetaceans are the group of animals that includes whales and their relatives. The diagram below shows some fossils of extinct cetaceans.

Which statement provides the BEST evidence that Ambulocetus natans is an ancestor of Basilosaurus isis?

• The fossils were found in different locations.

• Homologous structures occur in each fossil.

• The youngest fossil is larger than the older fossils.

• Each fossil's DNA is composed of A, C, G, and T bases.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Genome maps provide the DNA sequences of chromosomes. Some scientists have compared the genome maps of a hedgehog and a sloth. What do these genome maps allow the scientists to determine?

• The color patterns of hybrids between the two species

• The difference in size between individuals of each species

• The method of lipid synthesis that each species uses

• How closely related the two species are to each other

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

This kind of structure is when the structures have the same function but have a different structure/form. 

• analogous structure
• homologous structure
• vestigial structure

What kind of evidence for evolution is shown in this image?

• fossil evidence
• anatomical evidence
• molecular evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• natural selection
• embryology
• speciation
• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

If species A and B have very similar genes and proteins, what is probably TRUE?

• species A and B share a relatively recent common ancestor
• species A evolved independently of species B for a long period
• species A is younger than species B
• species A is older than species B

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2