Performance Matter-Evolution

Ambulocetus were aquatic mammals that lived on Earth about 49 million years ago. Since none of these mammals are still living on Earth today, they are said to be -

• endangered

• threatened

• extinct

• declining

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What are preserved remains or physical evidence of an deceased organism called?

• Fossils

• Evolutionary features

• Mutations

• Variations

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Scientists believe that the bone structure of a cat's leg, a human's arm, a whale's flipper, and a bat's wing are biologically similar. What do these similarities suggest?

• These animals had a common ancestor

• These animals can only survive if they live together

• These animals were all born at the same time

• These animals have the same bone that is used to fly

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What is the change in species or population overtime known as?

• Classification

• Evolution

• Genetics

• Population disturbances

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Charles Darwin's 5-year voyage around the world allowed him to observe many plants and animals. He noted that many of the animals on the Galapagos Islands were -

• similar but not always identical to the animals on the mainland

• much smaller and dirtier than all other animals he had observed

• identical to the animals on the mainland except their color was always darker

• starving to death because of water pollution

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Above is a figure that shows how the Eohippus horse has changed over time to become the Equus (modern-day) horse. What is this chart an example of?

• Extinction

• Evolution

• Trait addition

• Inheritable discussion

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When a DNA sequence is copied, sometimes mistakes occur in the new strand of DNA. What do we call these mistakes?

• Transcription

• Mutations

• Adaptations

• Chargaff's rule

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When looking at two tree frogs of the same species, Thomas noticed one of the frogs was a little darker in color than the other frog. Olivia also noticed that one of the frogs had longer toes than the other frog. These slight differences observed within members of the same species are called -

• cloning

• variations

• fossils

• replication

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To blend in with surroundings, an animal would most likely be what color in the arctic tundra?

• Brown

• White

• Green

• Black

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Darwin collected and studied a variety of fossils. The fossils provided clues to ancient organisms. As Darwin concluded, how did ancient organisms compare to modern species?

• The ancient organisms were identical to modern species.

• The ancient organisms were larger or smaller than modern species, but otherwise identical.

• The ancient organisms were similar to modern species, but differed in several ways.

• The ancient organisms were very different from modern species, and lacked any significant smilarities.

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