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Patterns and Evidence of Evolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

a)

vestigial structures

b)

DNA

c)

homologous structures

d)

the fossil record

2.

The study of organisms at their earliest stage of life

a)

embryology

b)

the fossil record

c)

DNA

d)

vestigial structures

3.

Which structure is shown in the picture?

a)

analogous structure

b)

homologous structure

c)

vestigial structure

d)

DNA

4.

The picture shows a/an ___________

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

5.
What is a mass extinction?
a)
When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
b)
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
c)
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
d)
When all life on earth is wiped out 
6.
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as
a)
speciation
b)
punctuated equilibrium
c)
gradualism
d)
microevolution
7.
A single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone
a)
adaptive radiation.
b)
coevolution.
c)
punctuated equilibrium.
d)
mass extinction.
8.
What is convergent evolution?
a)
evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species
b)
evolution toward different traits in closely related species
c)
elimination of a species from Earth
d)
the rise of two or more species from one existing species
9.
 What type of evolution is demonstrated in this photo?
a)
Coevolution
b)
Convergent evolution
c)
Punctuated evolution
d)
Gradualistic evolution
10.

What type of structure does this image illustrate?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Homologous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

11.

Select all that apply to every individual in the image displayed.

a)

Has wings

b)

Has feathers

c)

Has bones

d)

Can fly

e)

An example of analogous structures

12.

Since their DNA is so similar, evolutionary theory implies that whales descended from land animals that were also the common ancestor to

a)

Ants

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

the Hippopotamus

d)

Fish

13.

________ fossils provide detail patterns of evolutionary change for the ancestors of many animals

a)

Transitional

b)

Translational

c)

Transpositional

d)

Transactional

14.

__________________ is the study of the distribution of plants and animals around the world

a)

cosmology

b)

biogeography

c)

archeology

d)

embryology

15.

What conclusions can be made based on this table shown?

a)

the American black bear and the giant panda are most closely related

b)

the giant panda and the red panda are most closely related

c)

the red panda and the racoon are the most closely related

d)

the giant panda and the racoon are most closely related