Review for Concept 3.3 Quiz

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

Which of the following are major pieces of evidence supporting the evolution theory?  

• Comparative Anatomy

• Genetics (DNA)

• Embryology

• Biogeography

• The Fossil Record

A genetic mutation causes a chicken to grow a long tail resembling that of a dinosaur.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

A bat wing functions in the same way as a bird wing.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

DNA from two closely related species share more sequences than with DNA from a less related third species.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

The kangaroo in Australia has a similar role in its environment as antelopes do in Africa.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

All living organisms share a protein called cytochrome c, although the amino acid sequence differs from species to species.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

A reptile's pelvic structure is similar to a mammal's pelvic bone.

• Evidence for Common Ancestry

• Not Evidence for Common Ancestry

Wing bone structures of penguins and other birds are functionally different, but homologous.

• Supports the Theory of Evolution

• Contradicts the Theory of Evolution

Drought caused plants to die. Finches with small beaks ate all the small seeds, leaving only bigger seeds. Over one or two generations, beak size among finches increased.

• Supports the Theory of Evolution

• Contradicts the Theory of Evolution

A human fossil is embedded next to a dinosaur bone.

• Supports the Theory of Evolution

• Contradicts the Theory of Evolution