What is the Evidence for Evolution?

There are evidences for Evolution from many different fields of study.

• True

• False

In which ways are whales like mammals and not like fish (check ALL that apply)

• give live birth

• have gills

• warm blooded

• nurse young

The limbs -fins of a whale and arm of a human show HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES and provide  evidence of evolution because they-

• have different functions now but share the same basic pattern

• share the same function

A vestigial structure is like left over evolutionary junk.  What feature do whales have that would be considered vestigial?

• Blowhole

• Hind leg bones

• Front fin

How did the position of the nostril grooves change during fetal development?

• moved towards bottom of head

• moved towards the top of the head

The intermediate fossil of the Basilosaurid whale contains a nasal hole at ________.

• the middle of the snout.

• the top of the head.

• the end of the snout.

What is one way Scientists know that Maiacetus lived in the ocean?

• They are swimming in the ocean right now!

• They are wearing a nametag

• They just guessed.

• They found the bones near fossils of other sea creatures

By comparing DNA codes of organisms, scientists are able to find out...

• where they came from

• who is more closely related to who

• how they died

DNA evidence shows that whales....

• evolved from hippos.

• and hippos share a COMMON ANCESTOR

• evolved into hippos

Scientists believe that birds evolved from _______.

• hippos

• whales

• dogs

• dinosaurs