WorksheetsEvidence of Evolution: ESSENTIALS Long Response Time
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following is true for evolution?
Evolution is a change in a group of organisms over time
Evolution states that all life on Earth is related.
Evolution states that all life comes from a common ancestor.
Evolution states that organisms must mutate themselves in order to survive.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are sources of evidence that evolution is true?
Fossil Evidence
Anatomical Evidence
Biochemical Evidence
Water Composition Evidence
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are examples of fossils?
Bones encased in rock materials
Cemented footprints from ancient organisms
Insects encased in amber
Animal droppings that are several days old
Which of the following is an example of absolute dating?
The arc'teryx fossil is 150 million years old.
The fossilized shells found in the Devonian rock sample are older than the ones found in the Cretaceous sample.
Which of the following is an example of relative dating?
The arc'teryx fossil is 150 million years old.
The fossilized shells found in the Devonian rock sample are older than the ones found in the Cretaceous sample.
Which of the following is a tool used to perform absolute dating on a fossil?
Radiometric dating
Law of superposition
Homologous structures
Embryology
What does the law of superposition state?
The oldest fossils are found closer to the surface of Earth.
The oldest fossils are found deeper in the ground.
Fossil age cannot be determined by examining rock layers because too much of the Earth has been disturbed by catastrophic events (such as earthquakes)
Fossils found in stone are more reliable than those encased in amber
Which of the following is true, based on the image.
The fossils found in layer B are older than those found in layer G.
The fossils found in layer F are older than those found in layer D.
The oldest fossils are those found in layer G.
Layer C is missing fossils because of an earthquake that occurred during its time period.
Identify the image. How does this image provide evidence for evolution?
Homologous structures show that even animals from different species have the same basic structure, suggesting they may share one common ancestor.
Homologous structures show that animals for different species have a variety of different structures, suggesting that each has a different ancestor.
Analogous structures show that bones length plays a vital role in the evolution of various species.
Analogous structures show that the same basic bone structure may be used in a variety of different functions.
How does the study of embryology provide evidence for evolution?
Even for species that look very different as adults, many species look very similar as embryos, suggesting they may share one common ancestor.
The variety in embryo structure and form suggests that their are many different ancestors for each distinct type.
All organisms must undergo an embryo stage of development. This suggests some degree of relatedness between species.
Embryology shows that organisms that appear similar as embryos will also share the same similarities as adults.
The diagram shows the amino acid sequences for a protein--cytocrome c--that is found in several species. Which species is / are most closely related to the human?
Pig
Chicken
Fruit fly
A scientist is studying the evolutionary relationship between two species. He gets DNA and amino acid samples from various organisms of each species and analyzes them. Which type of evolutionary evidence is the scientist using?
Fossil
Anatomical
Biochemical
Jyquez is curious about the evolutionary relationship between a bear and a cow. He examines various stages of their embryological development and tracks their similarities. Which type of evolutionary evidence is he examining?
Fossil
Anatomical
Biochemical
Montrevious is curious if bats, birds, or flying squirrels share a closer evolutionary relationship. He examines the bone structures of each and determines that they have the same basic structure. Which type of evolutionary evidence is he examining?
Fossil
Anatomical
Biochemical
Kayla Sharpe wants to know which of two fossilized shells evolved first. Which type evolutionary evidence should she examine?
Fossil
Anatomical
Biochemical
