The Evidence Of Evolution
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- 1.Which of the following is NOT evidence in support of evolution?
- A.
Fossils
- B.
Homologous structures
- C.
Vestigial structures
- D.
Mutations
- 2.Organs that have a similar structure in different species but have different functions are called what?
- A.
Vestigial organs
- B.
Homologous structures
- C.
Embryos
- D.
Fossils
- 3.A horse has small toe bones behind its hoof, under the skin. They have no purpose or function. What kind of organs are they?
- A.
Vestigial
- B.
Homologous
- C.
Adaptive
- D.
Radioactive
- 4.Radiometric dating is a method used to do what?
- A.
Determine what kind of sediment is in rocks
- B.
Determine how much radiation is in an organism
- C.
Find the age of a fossil
- D.
Locate fossil deposits
- 5.Which one of the following is NOT a type of fossil?
- A.
Cast
- B.
Trace
- C.
Whole body in amber
- D.
Dried leaf in mud
- 6.Which one of the following species belongs to the Great Apes?
- A.
Lemur
- B.
Human
- C.
Spider monkey
- D.
Gibbon
- 7.Which one of the following animals is NOT a primate?
- A.
Lemur
- B.
Monkey
- C.
Kangaroo
- D.
Human
- 8.Lucy was a fossil of a very early hominid. Was Lucy a primate?
- A.
Yes, because all hominids are primates.
- B.
No, because hominids are not primates.
- C.
There's not enough information to tell.
- D.
Maybe. It depends on which scientist you ask.
- 9.Which one of the following was NOT an early primate species?
- A.
Rana pipiens
- B.
Australopithicus africanus
- C.
Homo erectus
- D.
Homo habilis
- 10.Which one of the following is a fossil?
- A.
A bone dug from a 200-year-old gravesite
- B.
A Native American arrowhead
- C.
A 10,000-year-old footprint of a Woolly Mammoth
- D.
A chicken bone from KFC you find in your yard
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