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WorksheetsEvidence For Evolution
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 26mins
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1.
The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms.
Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram
Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram
a)
The organisms share a common ancestry.
b)
The organisms belong to the same genus.
c)
The organisms are native to the same geographic areas.
d)
The organisms will grow into anatomically similar adults.
2.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparative embryology
c)
comparative biochemistry
d)
comparative anatomy
3.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparative embryology
c)
DNA comparison
d)
comparative anatomy
4.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
5.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
6.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
7.
Which word is defined as the same structure in different species indicating a common ancestor?
a)
homologous structures
b)
vestigial structures
c)
analogous structures
d)
DNA
8.
Which word is defined as a reduced form of a functional structure in 1 organism that shows up as fully functional in another?
a)
homologous structures
b)
vestigial structures
c)
analogous structure
d)
DNA
9.
The forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?
a)
homologous structures
b)
vestigial structures
10.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution from a distant common ancestor
11.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
12.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
13.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
14.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
15.
The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
a)
homologous structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
fossils
d)
vestigal structures
16.
Structures that no longer serve a purpose.
a)
Homologous structures
b)
gene pool
c)
population
d)
Vestigial structures
17.
How would you describe this evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
18.
If I wanted to look at DNA to study evolution, I am using what evidence?
a)
comparative anatomy
b)
embryology
c)
fossil record
d)
molecular
19.
The structures shown are_________
a)
homologous
b)
heterologous
c)
analogous
d)
vestigial
20.
Which of the four major macromolecules is this diagram an example of -
a)
proteins
b)
nucleic acids
c)
lipids
d)
carbohydrates
21.
This is a monomer of which macromolecule?
a)
proteins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
22.
This image represents a monomer of which macromolecule?
a)
proteins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
23.
This image represents a monomer of which macromolecule?
a)
protein
b)
carbohydrates
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
24.
Which of these is one of the functions of the macromolecule this monomer comes from?
a)
quick energy
b)
long term energy storage and insulation
c)
speed up chemical reactions
d)
carry code to make proteins
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