Evolution Evidence and Mechanisms

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence for evolution?

• Fossil Record

• Comparative Anatomy

• • Molecular Biology

• Intelligent Design

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Lamarck believed that organisms could acquire traits during their lifetime and pass them on to their offspring.  

• TRUE

• FALSE

Both Lamarck and Darwin proposed mechanisms for how evolution occurs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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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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The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---

• The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment

• The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor

• The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases

• All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs

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How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

• Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years

• Fossils show that some species have gone extinct

• Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past

• Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time

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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 belong to the same genus.

• The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.

• The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.

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What best describes the hind leg bones seen in the whale?

• The bones are analogous structures to the fins of living fish.

• The bones are vestigial structures that had a function in an ancestor.

• The bones are homologous structures to the wings of butterflies.

• The bones are fossil structures from an extinct ancestor.

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These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

• Natural Selection

• Variation

• Homeostasis

• Extinction

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Scientists use several concepts to explain patterns of evolutionary change. Which evidence would be most useful for identifying a pattern of punctuated equilibrium in an evolutionary lineage?

• Similar bone structures among mammal species alive today

• An identical genetic code in use among all species alive today

• Fossil sequences that show gradual changes over long spans of geologic time

• Fossil sequences that show rapid changes over brief spans of geologic time

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