Evolution and Related Concepts Quiz

What is the primary reason offspring look similar to their parents?

• They are clones of their parents

• They inherit heritable traits through DNA

• They grow in the same environment

• They acquire traits throughout life

What is evolution?

• A process where individuals change within their lifetime

• A biological process that causes populations to change over generations

• A sudden transformation of a species into another

• A change in an individual's behavior over time

Which of the following statements about a common ancestor is true?

• It is the last living member of an extinct species

• It is an ancient species from which two or more species evolved

• It is the species that shares identical DNA with another

• It is a species that lived at the same time as modern species

Whales are more closely related to:

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Land mammals

• Amphibians

What type of evidence supports the theory of evolution?

• Fossil evidence

• Similarities in body structure

• Genetic evidence

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of an analogous structure?

• Bat wings and dolphin flippers

• Human hands and chimpanzee hands

• Bird wings and butterfly wings

• Dog legs and cat legs

What does embryology suggest about evolution?

• All species develop in the same way

• Unborn organisms of related species show similarities in early development

• Embryonic development has no role in understanding evolution

• All embryos look completely different

Whales and dolphins are classified as fish

• true

• false

Anthracotheres are believed to be a common ancestor of whales and hippos

• true

• false

Similar anatomical structures in different species suggest they are closely related

• true

• false