Evolution 2: Evidence for Evolution
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The fossil record help scientists
better understand the kinds of organisms that lived in the past
better understand how the environment has changed over time
better understand how organisms have evolved over time
all of the above
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is common ancestry?
When a species no longer exists
When organisms are descended from a single ancestor
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5 mins • 1 pt
The earliest organisms were ___________; the more recent organisms are ____________.
simple; more complex
complex; more simple
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the value of a transitional fossil?
Transitional forms show the evolutionary steps between species.
Transitional forms are evidence of punctuated equilibrium.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
50 million years ago, the Pakicetus had nostrils toward the front of it's skull Gray whales, modern-day descendants of the Pakicetus have nostrils toward the back of the skull. The Aetiocetus lived 25 million years ago, and it's nostril was in the middle of the skull. In this case, the Aetiocetus serves as a ______________.
index fossil
transitional fossil
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The forelimbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats are similar in structure due to having a common ancestor hundreds of millions of years ago. Is this considered homolgy or analogy?
Homology
Analogy
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Which of the following are homologous structures?
whale flipper and bat wing
legs on a beetle and legs on a cat
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