Biological Evolution

The structures shown are_________

• homologous

• heterologous

• analogous

• vestigial

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The diagram shows an image of a Pterosaur wing, bat wing, and bird wing. These are all different organisms, but share similar wing structures. If these structures are similar due to common ancestry, which of the following best describes them?

•  Vestigial Organ

•  Embryological Similarities

•  Homologous Structures

•  Analogous Structures

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Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

• True

• False

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Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

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An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing.

• variation

• adaptation

• vestigial structure

• mutation

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Given the information in the table, the closest evolutionary relationship most likely exists between the:

• Human and the gorilla

• Human and the chimpanzee

• Chimpanzee and the gorilla

• Horse and the zebra

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Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Mimicry

• Camoflague

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When did life on Earth begin?

• 4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago

• 3.9 to 3.5 billion years ago

• 4.6 to 4.0 million years ago

• 3.9 to 3.5 thousand years ago

The fossils of an extinct amphibian can be found in South America, Africa, and
Australia. Which of the following statements best describes this occurrence?

• These continents were once next to one another before the process of
  continental drift separated them.

• Underwater tunnels once connected these continents.

• Ancient amphibians were able to swim long distances and cross oceans
  that separated the continents.

• The same amphibians evolved separated in three different areas of the
  world.

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