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Evolution review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The muscles that move the human ear appear to be...

a)

an adaptation

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigial structures

2.

Forelimbs of bats, humans, cats, and whales are...

a)

primate

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigial structures

3.

Opposable thumbs and flexible shoulders are characteristics of ...

a)

hominids

b)

primates

c)

Homo sapiens

4.

The study of ________ can provide evidence of evolution

a)

evolution

b)

embryology

c)

gradualism

5.

Some of the 5 principles of _______ ________ include variation and competition

a)

gradualism

b)

natural selection

c)

punctuated equilibrium

6.

What is an example of adaptation?

a)

a fossil

b)

gradualism

c)

camouflage

d)

embryo

7.

What method provides the most accurate estimate of a fossil's age?

a)

radioactive dating

b)

relative dating

c)

natural selection

d)

camouflage

8.

A species a group of organisms that...

a)

lives together with similar characteristics

b)

shares similar characteristics and can reproduce amongst themselves to produce fertile offspring

c)

live across a wide area that cannot reproduce

d)

chooses mates from among themselves

9.

Which of the following provide evidence of evolution? Check all that apply.

a)

DNA comparisons

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigial structures

d)

Lamarck's hypothesis of acquired characteristics (hint: not this one)

10.

What might a series of helpful variations result in?

a)

an adaptation that improves survival and eventually maybe a new species

b)

fossils

c)

unhelpful mutations that reduce survival

d)

embryology

11.

The marine iguana of the Galápagos Islands enters the ocean and feeds on seaweed. What is this an example of?

a)

adaptation

b)

gradualism

c)

survival of the fittest

d)

acquired characteristic

12.

Fill in the blank: Australopihecus -> _______________ -> Homo erectus -> Homo sapiens

a)

Neanderthal

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Hominid

d)

Cro-Magnon human

13.

What is the study of an organism's early development called?

a)

adaptation

b)

ecology

c)

natural selection

d)

embryology

14.

Which of the following best supports the scientific theory of evolution?

a)

fossil evidence

b)

climate change

c)

plate tectonics

d)

rock types

15.

According to the graph, what species are humans furthest/least related to?

a)

rhesus monkey

b)

mouse

c)

frog

d)

lamprey