Evolution

1. 1. A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?

• adaptation

• mutation

• evolution

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2. 2. Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

• natural selection
• embryology
• evolution

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3. 3. Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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4. 4. What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time
• extinct species are not related to living species
• different species can interbreed
• animals that look alike are most closely related

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5. 5. Sometimes bones in the front limbs of animals are very similar in structure but they have different functions. What do we call similar bone structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures

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6. 6. If modern organisms have a lot of homologous structures, what inference might paleontologists make about those organisms?

• One organism evolved from the other.
• The organisms have a common ancestor

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7. 7. Which is not evidence for evolution?

• many animals have homologous structures due to common ancestry
• Many animals have vestigial structures from an ancestor
• We can observe changes in life forms by observing the fossil record
• All of these are evidence for evolution

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9. 8. Using the photograph, predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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9. 9. What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

• There were different types of predators on the island

• There were different types of food available on the island.

• 
  The finches on the mainland could not fly fast enough.

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10. 10. The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.
    
    Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram

• The organisms share a common ancestry.
• The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.
• The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.

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