Evidence of Evolution Quiz

What type of evidence is found in layers of rock?

• Fossil Evidence

• Biogeographical Evidence

• Structural Evidence

• Molecular Evidence

What type of evidence came from the theory of Pangaea (a super continent)?

• Fossil Evidence

• Biogeographical Evidence

• Structural Evidence

• Molecular Evidence

DNA evidence is also known as -

• Fossil Evidence

• Biogeographical Evidence

• Structural Evidence

• Molecular Evidence

Structures that are no longer used by organisms, such as whales' pelvic bones, are known as what type of structural evidence?

• Vestigial

• Analogous

• Fossil

• Homologous

According to molecular evidence, which organism is least related to the other two?

• Lemur

• Gorilla

• Human

Answer explanation

Lemurs have the most differences between the gorilla and the human. This means that the human and gorilla are more closely related in evolution that the lemur is with either.

How do fossils help provide evidence for the Theory of Evolution?

• fossils show how all organisms have the exact same DNA

• fossils show that organisms had similar physical structures and how they have changed over time

• Shows how the different structures of organisms come from different origins

• fossils show how organisms may be related through DNA not structures

Comparative embryology provides evidence for evolution because it shows that:

• Adult forms of different species look similar.

• Embryos of different species pass through similar stages, suggesting a common ancestry.

• The DNA of embryos from different species is identical.

• Embryos of all species develop at the same rate.

The study of biogeography can help explain:

• Why unrelated species in different parts of the world look similar.

• Why similar habitats across the world can be home to very different species.

• How species have spread and adapted to different environments over time.

• All of the above.

What is the role of DNA in the study of evolution?

• It provides evidence of the age of fossils.

• It shows the physical characteristics of extinct species.

• It reveals the genetic similarities and differences between species, suggesting common ancestry.

• It has no role in the study of evolution.

What do fossils, anatomical structures and DNA have in common?

• They are all considered evidence for evolution
• They are all in humans
• They do not have anything in common
• They involve animals only