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WorksheetsEarth History - Changing Organisms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which piece of evidence could be used to show that mammalodons and modern whales are directly related to each other and share a common ancestor?
They both eat small sea creatures
They share similar anatomical features, such as unused hip bones.
They both produce one baby at a time.
Their social behavior includes swiming in groups.
Based on the images, what might cause a scientist to think these are related?
They are about the same size.
They eat the same kind of food.
They live in the same types of habitats.
They have very similar body structures.
Which statement does this dolphin embryo structure provide evidence for?
Dolphins are more closely related to other mammals with hind legs than to fish.
Dolphins are more closely related to fish than to other mammals with hind legs.
Dolphins do not share an evolutionary relationship with other mammals.
Dolphins do not share an evolutionary relationship with fish.
Which type of data and evidence CANNOT be used to infer evolutionary relationships among living organisms?
genetic similarities
embryological similarities
anatomical similarities
fossil evidence
Assuming that each rock layer formed horizontally, which layer is the youngest?
Layer A
Layer B
Layer C
Layer D
A scientist compares a fossil to a very similar living organism. The comparison gives the scientist information about what the fossil organism likely ate and the kind of environment it lived in. Which scientific concept is the scientist using?
absolute dating
relative dating
the law of superposition
the principle of uniformitarianism
Evolution is best described as:
A sudden and massive loss of species on the planet due to climate change
A harmful mutation in a species
The gradual change and development of species over time, arising from a common ancestor
The fossil record of vertebrate development
Which of the following statements best describes how the fossil record shows evidence for evolution?
The fossil record shows the remains or traces of ancient life forms
Fossils exist all over the world
When an animal dies, its body can be covered up and preserved by layers of rock and earth, forming a fossil
By studying, dating, and analyzing fossils, we can learn how living creatures changed over time
When comparing similar structures between species, you would compare which of the following:
Skeletal bones
Digestive systems
Fossil records
Fur thickness and color
Which piece of evidence is NOT studied to prove how species evolved over time?
Anatomy
Fossil record
Embryology
Hair color
