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Analogous, Homologous & Vestigial Structures

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Same structure but different function

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

acquired

2.

Same function but different structure

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

acquired

3.

Ex. Human arm, bat wing, and whale flipper

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

acquired

4.

Flipper of a dolphin, penguin and shark

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

5.

Ex. Whale hip bones and human wisdom teeth

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

6.

A body part that does not seem to play a role in the body functions of an organism.

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

7.

What type of structure?

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

8.

What type of structure?

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

9.

This structure does NOT indicate shared ancestry.

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

10.

Ex. Hip bones of snakes and human appendix

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

11.

Structures that have lost their function over time.

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

12.

Which describes a homologous structure?

a)

Same bone structure pattern with a different function.

b)

Different bone structure pattern with the same function.

c)

Structure lost its function.

d)

Homologous structures do not exist.

13.

Which describes an analogous structure?

a)

Same bone structure pattern with a different function

b)

Different bone structure pattern with the same function

c)

Structure lost its function

d)

Homologous structures do not exist

14.

Which describes a vestigial structure?

a)

Same bone structure pattern with a different function

b)

Different bone structure pattern with the same function

c)

Structure that lost its function

d)

Vestigial structures do not exist

15.

The biological definition of evolution:

a)

An organism turning into a different organism

b)

The classification of organisms

c)

The inherited change in a population of organisms.

d)

Change in an individual organism in its lifetime

16.

Which evidence of evolution refers to the remains left behind from an organism?

a)

fossil evidence

b)

DNA

c)

geographical evidence

d)

embryologic evidence

17.

Which evidence of evolution refers to similarities in the genetic, inherited traits of organisms?

a)

Fossil evidence

b)

DNA evidence

c)

geographical evidence

d)

embryologic evidence

18.

A characteristic or a trait that allows an organism to survive better is a/an

a)

acquired trait

b)

recessive trait

c)

adaptation

d)

dominant trait

19.

Who is the closest relative to reptiles?

a)

birds

b)

rodents

c)

amphibians

d)

primates

20.

Which pair of animals shows an example of homologous structures?

a)

A dolphin’s flipper and a shark’s fin

b)

A bat’s wing and a human hand

c)

A butterfly’s wing and a bird’s wing

d)

A fish’s gills and a frog’s lungs