Darwin Evidence

The diagram above shows an embryo of different vertebrates at different stages of development. Which field of study would support the similarities in development as evidence for evolution?

• comparative biochemistry

• paleontology

• comparative biogeography

• comparative embryology

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_____________________are similar structures which species have, but which perform different functions. They provide evidence of a common ancestor.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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Which set of Islands had a strong influence on Darwins ideas?

• Hawaii

• Galapagos

• Samoa

• Florida Keys

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Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands? 

• artificial selection

• adaptation

• acquired characteristics

• tendency towards perfection

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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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Which of the following options is NOT one of the main evidences of evolution that we have studied in class?

• The Fossil Record

• Biogeography

• Anatomical Evidence

• Cosmology

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The arm of a human, the flipper of a whale, and the wing of a bat all have similar bone structures. Therefore, these parts of the body would all be considered...

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

• transitional fossils

• common ancestors

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The two most important things that the fossil record tell us about the history of life on Earth are...

• some species go extinct, and it is impossible for new species to take their place

• some species go extinct, and new species appear over time

• species usually never go extinct, but somehow dinosaurs did go extinct

• Earth never changes, and changes to life on Earth happen very quickly

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Evolutionary biologists say that similarities between different species are evidence of which of the following?

• Organs shrinking and losing their function

• Formation of the first cell in an organic soup

• The presence of a common ancestor in a species

• The concept that life comes only from life

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The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

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