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Standard Mastery: Evidence for Evolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does embryology provide evidence for evolution?

a)

By showing similarities in early development stages among different species, suggesting a common ancestry.

b)

By demonstrating that species develop in completely different ways with no similarities

c)

By proving all species were created separately and did not evolve

d)

Embryology has no relevance to the theory of evolution

2.

Explain how biogeography supports the theory of evolution.

a)

By showing how species are distributed based on their adaptations to different environments, which supports the concept of natural selection and adaptation driving evolutionary processes.

b)

By suggesting that species adapt to their environment instantaneously.

c)

By showing that species never change over time.

d)

By proving that species are randomly distributed across the globe.

3.

What do fossils reveal about the history of life on Earth?

a)

Fossils are artifacts left by aliens

b)

Fossils provide evidence of past organisms, their structures, behaviors, and environments, helping scientists understand evolution, extinction events, and the development of different species over time

c)

Fossils are created by volcanic eruptions

d)


Fossils reveal the future of life on Earth

4.

How do homologous structures indicate common ancestry?

a)

Homologous structures indicate common ancestry by showing differences in structure and function across different species.

b)

Homologous structures indicate common ancestry by showing similarities in function, despite differences in structure, across different species.

c)

Homologous structures indicate common ancestry by showing similarities in structure and function across different species.

d)

Homologous structures indicate common ancestry by showing similarities in structure, despite differences in function, across different species.

5.

Why are vestigial organs considered evidence for evolution?

a)


Vestigial organs are considered evidence for evolution because they are essential for survival

b)

Vestigial organs are considered evidence for evolution because they are present in all species.

c)

Vestigial organs are considered evidence for evolution because they indicate a shared evolutionary history and show how species have changed over time.

d)

Vestigial organs are considered evidence for evolution because they are the most developed organs.

6.

How does the distribution of species around the world support the idea of evolution?

a)

The distribution of species around the world showcases how different environments have influenced the evolution of species, leading to the diversity of life we observe today.

b)


The distribution of species around the world disproves the concept of evolution

c)

Evolution only occurs within specific regions and not globally

d)

Species distribution is random and not influenced by environmental factors

7.

Match the following​

Categorize the following
Analogous Structures
Fossil Record
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
8.
Which statement describes evolution? Choose the correct answer.
a)
change in biodiversity across Earth’s surface
b)
relationship between organisms’ structure and function
c)
change in the genetic makeup of a population over time
d)
beneficial inherited trait that is passed to future generations
9.
Protein sequences in one organism that resemble those of another suggest a __________. Choose the correct answer.
a)
coincidence
b)
shared ancestry
c)
great number of mutations
d)
lack of evolutionary relationship
10.
These fossils indicate that horse evolution included __________. Choose the correct answer.
a)
an addition of vestigial toe bones
b)
a change from six toes to two toes
c)
a change from four toes to one toe
d)
a loss of genes that control toe development
11.
The bones labeled A are known as ___________. Choose the correct answer.
a)
extinct structures
b)
sequential structures
c)
analogous structures
d)
homologous structures
12.
How does this piece of evidence, with feathers in this Archaeopteryx fossil, support the Theory of Evolution? Choose the correct answer.
a)
It suggests that dinosaurs evolved from modern birds.
b)
It suggests that birds and dinosaurs have a common ancestor.
c)
It suggests that the bone structures of birds are different from those of dinosaurs.
d)
It suggests that birds and dinosaurs were alive at the same time during geologic history.
13.
Natural Selection acts on which of the following? Choose the correct answer.
a)
Individuals
b)
Populations
c)
Species
d)
Genes
14.
Which event shows conditions that lead to natural selection? Choose the correct answer.
a)
Weeds are removed by a gardener from a public park
b)
Wild horses are tamed over many years and selectively allowed to reproduce
c)
A crab produces millions of offspiring in a year, but few survive to adulthood
d)
Farmers collect the largest corn seeds to plant in their fields the following year.