Evolution

Recently, scientists have been able to use ___________to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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What do organisms have in common?

• DNA sequence made of A,C,T,G

• DNA sequence is in the same order

• DNA sequence between organisms have nothing in common

• DNA sequence made of A,U,C,T,G

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What determines the specific traits in an organism?

• The number of carbons in the DNA molecule.

• The number of hydrogen bonds that hold the strands of DNA together. 

• The sequence of nucleotide bases in the DNA molecule.

• The sequence of phosphates along each DNA strand. 

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Based on the image above, what type of Isolation is shown?

• Geographic Isolation

• Behavioral Isolation

• Temporal Isolation

Fireflies make a pattern of flashes that attract mates of their own species. What type of isolation is this?

• Geographic Isolation

• Behavioral Isolation

• Temporal Isolation

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One species of lizard breeds in the spring, one breeds in the summer. What type of isolation is this?

• Geographic Isolation

• Behavioral Isolation

• Temporal Isolation

Two unrelated species evolve in a way that makes them more similar.

• adaptive radiation

• microevolution

• coevolution

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

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What type of macroevolution is happening in the image?

• adaptive radiation

• microevolution

• coevolution

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands share similar characteristics because they share a common ancestor but have evolved into many different types of species to eat different foods in order to survive. What type of macroevolution is being described?

• adaptive radiation

• microevolution

• coevolution

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

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Which organism is most closely related to the cat?

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Goose

• Human

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