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Intro to Evolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Darwin was a __________ aboard the HMS Beagle for 5 years

a)

cook

b)

captain

c)

naturalist

d)

historian

2.

An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial structure

d)

None of the above

3.

Which of the following is NOT true of analogous structures?

a)

Similar embryonic development

b)

Structures that perform the same function

c)

Different structural characteristics

d)

Different embryonic development

4.

A category of structures that have a similar function, but are structurally different.

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

d)

Common core structures

5.

In this image, the yellow shaded bones all appear similar in structure. However, their functions differ. Which describes the function of the white bones in the whale?

a)

Fingers for grasping objects

b)

Leg for walking

c)

Wing for flying

d)

Fin for swimming

6.

In this image, the yellow shaded bones all appear similar in structure. However, their functions differ. Which describes the function of the yellow bones in the bat?

a)

Fingers to grasp objects

b)

Leg to walk on

c)

Wing for flying

d)

Fin for swimming

7.

What type of structure does this image illustrate?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Homologous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

8.

A category of body structures that are formed in similar ways during embryonic development and share similar patterns of bone structure.

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

d)

Bone structures

9.
Where was Charles Darwin born ?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Antarctica
d)
England
10.

Darwin traveled the world over 5 years collecting specimens of the what?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

fossils

d)

All of the above