Evidence for Evolution Quiz

What is Evolution?

• The change in an individual's characteristics to become better adapted to its environment
• The process by which natural selection occurs
• The change in the heritable characteristics of a population over time
• The improvement of a species

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Which name is given to the preserved remains or traces of dead organisms?

(a)  

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According to your DOODLE & CK-12 "Comparative Anatomy", what do we call structures that no longer have a function in an organism?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

According to your DOODLE & CK-12 "Comparative Anatomy", what do we call structures found in different species that have shared ancestry?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

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According to your DOODLE & CK-12 "Comparative Anatomy", homologous structures are not always used for the same function.

• True
• False

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According to your DOODLE & CK-12 "Comparative Anatomy", what do we call structures found in different species that are similar in function but that evolved independently?

• Vestigial
• Homologous
• Analogous
• Deleterious

According to your DOODLE & CK-12 "Comparative Anatomy", what is a vestigial structure that is no longer found in humans?

(a)  

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According to your DOODLE & "Evidence of Evolution 3.0", (a)   Development shows the we all have homologous structures in the early part of development.

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What is the name for the study of the distribution (movement) of living organisms?

• Geological movement
• Tectonic plates
• Biogeography
• Archaeology

What is the name of the ONE large landmass?

(a)  

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