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WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?
a)
Evolution
b)
Adaptation
c)
Natural selection
d)
Fossilization
2.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
3.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
4.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
5.
What is embryology?
a)
the age of organisms
b)
the oldest stage of development
c)
the life span of an organism
d)
the earliest growth stage of development
6.
What is the human most closely related to?
a)
Fish
b)
mouse
c)
Salamander
d)
Human
7.
When humans separated from the other apes 7 million years ago, which modern human trait evolved FIRST?
a)
jaw
b)
feet
c)
hips
d)
brain size
8.
What evidence supports the theory of evolution?
a)
The fossil record.
b)
Comparative anatomy.
c)
Genetic evidence.
d)
All of the above.
9.
Birds wings and bat wings would be an example of a(n)...
a)
homologous structure
b)
analogous structure
c)
vestigial structure
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