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Evidence for Evolution #2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Which of the following are HOMOLOGOUS structures?

a)

bee wings and bird wings

b)

legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

c)

whale flipper and bat wing

d)

human eyebrows and ant antenna

2.

Which images illustrate ANALOGOUS structures?

a)

1, 2

b)

1, 3

c)

2, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

3.

These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they....

a)

have the same basic structure

b)

Perform the same function

c)

Are the same size

d)

Are parts of mammals

4.

Which wings illustrate HOMOLOGOUS structures?

a)

bat & butterfly

b)

bat & bird

c)

butterfly & bird

d)

bat, butterfly, & bird

5.

The cave fish and minnow are related to each other but the cave fish is blind and only has the remnants of an eye. What type of structure is this?

a)

homologous

b)

analogous

c)

vestigial

d)

convergent

6.

Which of the following are ANALOGOUS structures?

a)

bee wings and bird wings

b)

legs on a beetle and legs on a cat

c)

whale flipper and bat wings

d)

human eyebrows and ant antenna

7.

All these organisms have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

a)

The function of these bones is the same in all animals

b)

They live in similar environments

c)

They have a common ancestor

d)

All organisms resemble humans

8.

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

9.

The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of....

a)

homologous structures

b)

analogous structures

c)

fossils

d)

vestigal structures

10.

Which of the following are ANALOGOUS structures (3)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
11.

Which are HOMOLOGOUS structures (2)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
12.

Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in the neck as do humans. What line of evolutionary evidence is this?

a)

comparative anatomy

b)

comparative biochemistry (DNA)

c)

comparative embryology

d)

fossil evidence