Evolution

Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

• Evolution
• Adaptation
• Natural selection
• Fossilization

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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 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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What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

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When humans separated from the other apes 7 million years ago, which modern human trait evolved FIRST?

• jaw

• feet

• hips

• brain size

What evidence supports the theory of evolution?

• The fossil record.

• Comparative anatomy.

• Genetic evidence.

• All of the above.

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Birds wings and bat wings would be an example of a(n)...

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

• vestigial structure

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