Unit 6 - Evolution Review

Body parts that share a common function, but not structure, indicating lack of common ancestry. "Different structure, same function"

• analogous structures
• adaptation

• homologous structures

• evolution

Heritable characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• analogous structures
• adaptation

• homologous structures

• evolution

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The term for how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment

• coevolution

• fitness

• gene flow

• natural selection

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The movement of genes into or out of a population

• coevolution

• fitness

• gene flow

• natural selection

The Miller-Urey Experiment tested the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis. What were they able to produce by simulating the conditions of prebiotic earth?

• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides
• Fatty Acids

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What is the name of the theory that proposes the origin of eukaryotic cells is from one organisms living inside of another?

• chemical evolution
• endosymbiosis
• panspermia
• spontaneous generation

The scientific theory of evolution is supported by different types of evidence. The diagrams below show the skeletons of two different animal species. How does comparing the skeletons of these animals provide support for the scientific theory of evolution?

• It provides information about the organisms' habitats.
• It shows possible common ancestry between organisms.
• It provides information to determine the organisms' ages.
• It shows possible chromosomal similarities between organisms.

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Humans and chimpanzees have similar DNA and many similarities in anatomy. Which statement about the evolutionary relationship between modern humans and chimpanzees is supported by this information?

• Humans and chimpanzees are unrelated.
• Humans descended directly from chimpanzees.
• Humans are a more evolved version of chimpanzees.
• Humans and chimpanzees share a possible common ancestor.

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Based on the diagram below of hominid evolution, what trait evolved first: bipedalism or brain size?

• Brain Size
• Bipedalism
• Both developed at the same time

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Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?

• The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.
• A population monopolizes all the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
• An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
• A community whose members work together utilizing all existing resources and migratory routes.

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