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Evolution analogous/homologous/Darwin review assign - 5th

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When would convergent evolution occur?

a)

When organisms share a common ancestor

b)

When organisms live in similar environments and don't share a common ancestor

c)

When organisms become increasingly different

d)

When organisms experience a change in their environment

3.

Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of this (they do not share a common ancestor)

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Mimicry

d)

Camoflague

4.

Analogous structures show common ancestry.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Human appendix

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

8.

Similar structures because of sharing a similar habitat, but not ancestry

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

9.

Structures our ancestors had but are no longer necessary or useful

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

10.

What did Darwin observe about finches in the Galápagos Islands?

a)

Their feathers were adapted to match their environment.

b)

Their beaks were adaptations related to the foods the finches ate.

c)

There were no difference in the finches on the island.

d)

They had identical genotypes in all locations.

11.

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

a)

natural selection

b)

overproduction

c)

competition

d)

variation

12.

Darwin concluded that organisms on the Galápagos Islands

a)

had changed over time.

b)

had remained the same.

c)

were the result of selective breeding.

d)

had no variations.

13.

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

a)

Australia

b)

Barbados

c)

Galapagos

d)

Trinidad

14.

What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Giraffes

b)

Seagulls

c)

Seals

d)

Finches

15.

For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?

a)

Through luck

b)

Through natural selection

c)

Through careful management

d)

Through choice