Quiz on Scientific Evidence and Evolution

What tool is used to identify evolutionary relationships among organisms?

• A genetic code chart

• A periodic table

• A phylogenetic tree

• A microscope

Which scientific field studies the structures of organisms?

• Embryology

• Biochemistry

• Anatomy

• Paleontology

What does the field of Embryology focus on?

• Chemical processes in organisms

• Structures of organisms

• Prehistoric life

• Embryonic development of organisms

Which field is concerned with the study of prehistoric life?

• Biogeography

• Paleontology

• Anatomy

• Embryology

Biochemistry is the study of what aspect of organisms?

• Embryonic development

• Chemical processes

• Structures

• Prehistoric life

What does Biogeography study?

• Chemical processes in organisms

• Structures of organisms

• Where living things are located

• Embryonic development

What are homologous structures?

• Structurally similar characteristics due to having common ancestors.

• Structures that have the same function but different forms.

• Structures that are identical in all species.

• Structures that have no evolutionary significance.

What does a greater number of shared structures between two species indicate?

• The species are more closely related.

• The species are less closely related.

• The species have no evolutionary relationship.

• The species are identical.

What are vestigial organs?

• Structures with important functions in current species

• Structures with little or no function to the organism

• Structures that are newly evolved

• Structures that are always harmful to the organism

What do vestigial organs indicate about evolution?

• Evidence of convergent evolution

• Evidence of divergent evolution

• Evidence of no evolution

• Evidence of parallel evolution