Macroevolution Evidence Quiz

What evidence supports the theory of evolution?

• Fossils and DNA studies

• Weather patterns

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What are homologous structures?

• Bones or organs that appear in different animals with a similar purpose

• Structures that have no function

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What do homologous structures suggest about the relationship between species?

• They have a common ancestor

• They are not related

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What are analogous structures?

• Structures with different bones in the same function

• Structures that are identical in all species

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What does the presence of analogous structures suggest about the evolution of species?

• They evolved independently

• They are not related

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What do scientists believe about the pace of genetic change?

• It occurs at roughly the same pace

• It occurs very rapidly

What does fewer genetic differences between species indicate?

• They are more closely related

• They are not related

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Match the following

• Same function different structure

• Vestigial Structures

• Comparing DNA and amino acid sequences of different species

• Biochemical Evidence

• Structures in the body of an organism that no longer work.

• Analogous Structure

• Comparing embryological development of different species

• Comparative Embryology

• Same structure different function

• Homologous Structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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The fossils found closer to the surface of the ground are generally -

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• Younger & more complex
• Older & simpler

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If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense, then one should expect that

• their chromosomes should be very similar.

• they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms.

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