WorksheetsPatterns and Evidence of Evolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____
vestigial structures
DNA
homologous structures
the fossil record
The study of organisms at their earliest stage of life
embryology
the fossil record
DNA
vestigial structures
Which structure is shown in the picture?
analogous structure
homologous structure
vestigial structure
DNA
The picture shows a/an ___________
homologous structure
vestigial structure
What type of structure does this image illustrate?
Analogous structures
Homologous structures
Vestigial structures
Select all that apply to every individual in the image displayed.
Has wings
Has feathers
Has bones
Can fly
An example of analogous structures
Since their DNA is so similar, evolutionary theory implies that whales descended from land animals that were also the common ancestor to
Ants
Dinosaurs
the Hippopotamus
Fish
________ fossils provide detail patterns of evolutionary change for the ancestors of many animals
Transitional
Translational
Transpositional
Transactional
__________________ is the study of the distribution of plants and animals around the world
cosmology
biogeography
archeology
embryology
What conclusions can be made based on this table shown?
the American black bear and the giant panda are most closely related
the giant panda and the red panda are most closely related
the red panda and the racoon are the most closely related
the giant panda and the racoon are most closely related
