Evolution Review

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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The arm of a human, the flipper of a whale, and the wing of a bat all have similar bone structures. Therefore, these parts of the body would all be considered...

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

• transitional fossils

• common ancestors

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The two most important things that the fossil record tell us about the history of life on Earth are...

• some species go extinct, and it is impossible for new species to take their place

• some species go extinct, and new species appear over time

• species usually never go extinct, but somehow dinosaurs did go extinct

• Earth never changes, and changes to life on Earth happen very quickly

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The tail bone, wisdom teeth, and appendix are all parts of the human anatomy that would be considered...

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

• fossils

• extinct

A bird's wing and a butterfly's wing have the same function, but they have very different structures. These structures are classified as follows:

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

• embryological homologues

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Evolutionary biologists say that similarities between different species are evidence of which of the following?

• Organs shrinking and losing their function

• Formation of the first cell in an organic soup

• The presence of a common ancestor in a species

• The concept that life comes only from life

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The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures

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The diagram above shows an embryo of different vertebrates at different stages of development. Which field of study would support the similarities in development as evidence for evolution?

• comparative biochemistry
• paleontology
• comparative biogeography
• comparative embryology

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The process by which populations slowly change over time is called

• selective breeding
• adaptation
• speciation
• evolution

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If I wanted to look at DNA to study evolution, I am using what evidence?

• comparative anatomy
• embryology
• fossil record
• molecular

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