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Intro to Evolution and Evolution Evidence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is natural selection?

a)

Sharp reduction in population size due to an environmental disaster, often results in loss of variation

b)

When individuals survive and reproduce at a higher rate than others in the same population due to some environmental pressure

c)

Process by which populations have become adapted to their environment over time

d)

Specialized structures and behaviors that aid in survival

2.

What are adaptations?

a)

Sharp reduction in population size due to an environmental disaster, often results in loss of variation

b)

When individuals survive and reproduce at a higher rate than others in the same population

c)

Process by which populations have become adapted to their environment over time

d)

Specialized structures and behaviors that benefit the organism and aid in survival

3.
What is the process by which populations change over time?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Phylogeny
c)
Evolution
d)
Biogeography
4.
Animals with a backbone are called what?
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Invertebrates
d)
Vertebrates
5.

Homologous structures have....

a)

Same structure, different function

b)

Different structure, same function

c)

Same structure, same function

d)

Different structure, different function

6.

Analogous structures have....

a)

Same structure, different function

b)

Different structure, same function

c)

Same structure, same function

d)

Different structure, different function

7.

A structure that had a function for a species' ancestor but is no longer used is called....

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

d)

Embryological

8.

Two limbs that are both used for flight, but have different structure are....

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

d)

Embryological

9.

Two limbs that have the same bone structure, but different uses are....

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

d)

Embryological

10.

A structure that is the same during the development of all vertebrate species is...

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

d)

Embryological

11.

This line of evidence involves looking at the biological structures of different adult organisms to determine their relatedness

a)

Comparative Anatomy

b)

Fossil Record

c)

Embryology

d)

Genetics/DNA

12.

This line of evidence involves comparing the development of different vertebrate organisms

a)

Comparative Anatomy

b)

Fossil Record

c)

Embryology

d)

Genetics/DNA

13.

This line of evidence involves comparing the DNA code of different organisms

a)

Comparative Anatomy

b)

Fossil Record

c)

Embryology

d)

Genetics/DNA

14.

This line of evidence involves preserved evidence of a past organism and provides evidence of a past life

a)

Comparative Anatomy

b)

Fossil Record

c)

Embryology

d)

Genetics/DNA

15.

Physical traits which allow an organism to be successful in its environment are called...

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Variation

d)

Homologous