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An example of an analogous structure includes:

• wing of a butterfly and bird wing
• bird wing and human arm
• rat appendix and human appendix

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According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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What separates a salamander from a turtle in this cladogram?

• four walking legs

• amniotic egg

• hair

• jaws

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any process of formation or growth; development

• changes

• adaptation

• darwin's theory

• evolution

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According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

• common ancestor population

• paleontologist

• species

• descendant species

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Which species (H, I, or K) is the closest relative to Species J?

• Species H

• Species I

• Species K

• Neither

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What animal characteristic did Darwin observe on the Galapagos Islands that caused him develop his theory of evolution?

• penguin feathers

• bird dances

• finch beaks

• iguana tails

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A body part in one organism that is similar in function with the body part of another is called a

• homologous structure

• analagous structure

• vestigial structure

• Pharyngial pouch

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