Understanding the Thylacine and Convergent Evolution

What is another name for the thylacine?

• Tasmanian Wolf

• Dingo

• Koala

• Tasmanian Devil

Why did the thylacine become extinct?

• Lack of food

• Hunting by local farmers

• Disease

• Climate change

What type of animal is the thylacine more closely related to?

• Kangaroo

• Wolf

• Fox

• Bear

What is convergent evolution?

• Evolution of unrelated traits in unrelated species

• Evolution of identical traits in identical species

• Evolution of different traits in related species

• Evolution of similar traits in unrelated species

Which of the following is an example of analogous traits?

• Bird wing and bat wing

• Human arm and bat wing

• Dog paw and cat paw

• Human leg and penguin flipper

What does the term 'Chiroptera' mean?

• Flying mammal

• Hand-wing

• Bat family

• Winged mammal

What is the key factor in convergent evolution?

• Genetic mutation

• Similar environment

• Artificial selection

• Random chance

Which of the following is NOT a result of convergent evolution?

• Feathers in birds and reptiles

• Streamlined body in ocean animals

• Legless body in underground animals

• Dog-like body in carnivorous mammals

What is an example of a homologous trait?

• Thylacine and wolf body

• Bird wing and bat wing

• Human inner ear and Dimetrodon’s jaw joint

• Platypus and duck bills

What lesson do thylacines teach us about evolution?

• All similarities are identical

• Convergent evolution is rare

• Not all similarities are the same

• Evolution leads to perfect traits