Evolution Review #1

Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the tailbone of a human

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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What do we call a change in a species over time?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Environmental influences

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Ostrich wings (they don't fly) are examples of

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• adaptations
• traits

What is embryology?

• the age of organisms
• the oldest stage of development
• the life span of an organism
• the earliest growth stage of development

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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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All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a

• variation
• population
• fossil
• group

Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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