7A Evidence of Common Ancestry Vocabulary

Match the following

• homologous structure

• an ancient organism from which many other life forms are descended

• analogous structure

• a body part that is similar in function to body part of another organism but is structurally different

• common ancestor

• a structure that serves little or no useful purpose in an organism

• vestigial structure

• a body part that is similar in structure to the body part of another organism but performs different functions

• molecular homology

• patterns of similarities found in DNA and amino acid sequences of different species
  

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• development homology

• patterns and similarities have been identified throughout embryonic developmental stages of vertebrates and even in some plants

• biogeography

• location of these fossils or artifacts helps to gather important information about the preexisting life

• fossil record

• remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock

• anatomical homology

• similarities in anatomy, molecular components, and development

• homologies

• similarities between the structure of two organisms

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• evolution

• the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock.

• phylogeny

• the evolutionary history of a species or group

• descended

• a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a numer of species.

• dendrogram

• a way to visually describe the relationships between animals and other things

• cladogram

• gradual change in species over time (many generations)

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Which type of evidence of evolution is shown in the diagram below?

• molecular evidence

• Comparative anatomy

• comparative embryology

• fossil evidence

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Which is an example of analogous structures?

• bat wing and cat leg

• human arm and whale fin

• butterfly wing and bat wing

• whale fin and cat arm

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Homologous structures

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Change in species over time

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Similar DNA sequences

• Embryological Homologies

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

• Molecular Structures

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• Molecular

• Embryonic Homologies

• Homologous Structures

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Which evidence of common ancestry is being studied in this visual?

• biogeography
• fossil record
• anatomical homology
• molecular homology

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