Evidence for Evolution

The study of the similarities and differences in the structures of different species is called what? An example would be how cells look very similar and have the same basic composition in varying species of animals/reptiles.

• homologous structures
• comparative anatomy
• comparative embryology
• identical genetic code

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands adapted to have different beaks in order to help them do what?

• Build nests
• Fight off predators
• compete with rivals for mating
• collect food sources

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Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

• fossilization
• adaptations
• Natural selection
• evolution

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Most mammal species in Australia are marsupials ( carry young in a pouch) whereas most mammals in the rest of the world, are not marsupials and have a pregnancy where the embryo is formed and grows in a placenta. Since Australia was isolated for millions of years, this provides great evidence of what?

• coevolution
• microevolution
• biogeography
• homologous embryos

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___________document the existence of now-extinct species, showing that different organisms have lived on Earth during different periods of the planet's history.

• evolution
• fossils
• DNA
• Homologous embryos

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Drug-resistant bacteria or pesticide resistant insects are ways we can see evolution happening on a small scale. This is called:

• biogeography
• microevolotion
• macroevolution
• selective breeding

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Take a look at the image below. The comparison between a human and a cat and a whale and a bat show what type of evolutionary evidence?

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• Comparative anatomy
• You can't compare different species.

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Darwin was only able to compare the anatomy of different species. Today, science has advanced and scientists use this very reliable source to provide the strongest evidence for evolution.

• genetic engineering
• DNA sequences
• vestigial structures
• comparative embryology

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The process by which a single species evolves into many new species to fill available ecological niches.

• Migration
• comparative embryology
• adaptive radiation
• biogeography

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When a living thing changes over time to better survive in the environment, that is called what?

• Microevolution
• ecology
• adaptation
• biogeography

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