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Evolutionary Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the fact that organisms change over time and are related through common ancestors.

Choose from the below words
Homologous Structures
Hereditary
Evolution
Survival of the fittest
2.

(a)   occurs when individuals within a population with the most favorable traits for an environment survive and pass on those traits.

Choose from the below words
Descent with Modification
Natural Selection
Homologous Structures
Use or Disuse
3.

Farmers breed cows to produce high amounts of milk. This is an example of...

a)

Natural Selection 

b)

Variations in a species 

c)

Selective Breeding 

4.

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Extinction

d)

Artificial Selection

5.

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

a)

humans

b)

mutations

c)

breeders

d)

environment

6.

This image shows that 

a)

These animals have no simliarities in their structures. 

b)

two different species may have evolved from a common ancestor. 

c)

These animals are from the same species. 

d)

These animals likely evolved from different ancestors due to their differences. 

7.

This kind of structure is when the structures have the same function but have a different structure. (bird wings and bat wings)

a)

analogous structure

b)

homologous structure

c)

vestigial structure

8.

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

a)

Species I

b)

Species II

c)

Species III

d)

Species IV

9.

When you compare DNA or proteins to support evolution, you are using what kind of evidence?

a)

anatomical evidence

b)

molecular evidence

c)

fossil evidence

10.

There are three species of birds on an island.  Bird A has a heavy bill for eating seeds.  Bird B has a pointed bill for eating insects.  Bird C has a sharp bill for eating both insects and seeds.  If all insects on the island suddenly disappeared, which bird or birds would be the LEAST affected? 

a)

Bird A

b)

Bird B

c)

Bird C

d)

Bird A and Bird B

11.

The image shows an example of..

a)

vestigial structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

homologous structure

12.

Which type of evidence is illustrated in this picture

a)

fossil evidence

b)

molecular

c)

anatomical

d)

embryological

13.
How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?
a)
Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
b)
Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
c)
Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
d)
Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time
14.

What best describes the hind leg bones seen in the whale?

a)

The bones are analogous structures to the fins of living fish.

b)

The bones are vestigial structures that had a function in an ancestor.

c)

The bones are homologous structures to the wings of butterflies.

d)

The bones are fossil structures from an extinct ancestor.

15.

Match the following

a)

Analogous Structure

1.

Same function different structure

b)

Homologous Structure

2.

Same structure different function

c)

Comparative Embryology

3.

Comparing embryological development of different species

d)

Biochemical Evidence

4.

Comparing DNA and amino acid sequences of different species

e)

Vestigial Structures

5.

Structures in the body of an organism that no longer work.

16.

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hippopotamus 
Baleen Whale
Grazing Mammals
Camels
17.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

a)

DNA

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Fossils

d)

Homologous structures

19.

Observe the two fish in the image. The cave fish and minnow are genetically related to each other and are similar in many ways. The cave fish lives very deep in the ocean where there is no light. It has only the remnants of eyes and is blind. Minnows live in shallow waters where the water has light. Their eye sight is important for their survival. Which statement below best describes these two fish?

a)

The DNA of the cave fish has changed over time to differ from the minnow. Since there is no light where the cave fish lives, it was not necessary to have working eyes. Over time, mutations occurred which proved to improve the survival of the cave fish, which is why they are now blind and have only physical remnants of eyes.

b)

The DNA has not mutated over time and despite all of the evidence that suggests these two are genetically similar, one has eyes and the other does not so they must not be related.

c)

Cave fish must have been attacked by predators, which is why they only have the remnants of eyes.

20.

Which of the following is NOT considered a vestigial structure in humans?

a)

Eye lashes

b)

Appendix

c)

Wisdom teeth

d)

Tail bone