Evolution Quiz

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

• Flippers

• Blowhole

• Vestigial pelvic bone

• Tail fin

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What type of evidence for evolution is provided by the fossil record?

• Molecular evidence

• Fossil evidence

• Embryological evidence

• Comparative anatomy

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What is a fossil?

• The remains of a living organism that is still alive

• The preserved or mineralized remains or imprints of an organism that lived long ago

• A type of rock that forms from lava

• A living organism found in the ocean

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What does the fossil record provide evidence about?

• The current weather patterns

• The sequence of life on Earth and how the Earth has changed over time

• The types of plants that grow in a region

• The behavior of living animals

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What is created due to many deceased organisms not fossilizing?

• Fossil records

• Gaps in the fossil record

• New species

• Rock layers

What is the term for estimating the age of a fossil by comparing which rock layer it is found in?

• Absolute dating

• Carbon dating

• Relative dating

• Radiometric dating

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How are fossils that are deeper in the Earth's crust compared to those closer to the surface?

• Newer

• Older

• The same age

• Less important

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If you found fossils of sea organisms in rock layers in a desert, what would this tell you about the area?

• The area was always dry

• The area once had water

• The area was always a desert

• The area was once a forest

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What is the method called of dating fossils by comparing the rock layers in which they are found?

• Absolute dating

• Carbon dating

• Relative dating

• Fossil dating

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What are homologous structures?

• Structures that are similar in function but different in bone arrangement

• Structures that are similar in bone arrangement but may differ in function

• Structures that are completely different in both function and bone arrangement

• Structures that are identical in both function and bone arrangement

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