Evidence Of Evolution: Fossils, Comparative Anatomy, Embryology Question Preview (ID: 60534)


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A calcium regulating structure in all vertebrates that becomes glands or gills in the neck starts off as this structure:
a) throat
b) stomach
c) pharyngeal pouch
d) gallbladder

The pharyngeal pouch in all vertebrates turns into either
a) gills or glands in the neck and face
b) the stomach
c) the bones
d) the ribcage

We can look at living organisms and compare them with fossils to get an idea of how the prehistoric creatures lived and behaved.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The wings of an insect and the wings of a bat both enable flight but are structurally DIFFERENT!
a) Homologous Structures
b) Analogous Structures
c) Vestigial Structures
d) Essential Organs

Fossils can tell us:
a) what something ate ; about their behaviors
b) how long it lived ; about geologic events
c) None of the above
d) All of the above

A fossil was found below rocks that were 520 millions of years old and above rocks that were 550 millions of years old. What can you conclude about its age?
a) You cannot tell anything about its age, since scientists do NOT know the age of the rock where the fossil was found.
b) The age of the fossil has to be younger than 520 million years.
c) The fossil is older than 550 million years.
d) The age of the fossil is somewhere between 520 and 550 millions of years old.

Scientists find the same fossils in layers of rock from two separate locations of rock layers. What could they infer about the age of the rock?
a) The rocks are completely unrelated
b) The rock layers that contain similar fossils was just a neat coincidence.
c) The rock layers that contain similar fossils are relatively the same age.
d) The rock layers are different ages

In undisturbed rock,
a) the closer the fossils are to the surface, the older they are.
b) the closer the fossils are to the surface, the more prehistoric they are.
c) the farther the fossils are from the surface, the younger they are.
d) the farther the fossils are from the surface, the older they are.

The type of rock that is good at preserving fossils are:
a) sedimentary rock
b) igneous rock
c) volcanic rock
d) metamorphic rock

The type of rock that does NOT preserve fossils are:
a) sedimentary rock
b) igneous (volcanic) rock
c)
d)

In layers of rock, the deeper you dig, the__.
a) the younger the rocks are
b) rocks in the different layers are all the same age
c) the older the rocks are
d) there are no fossils

The pelvis and tiny hind leg bones of modern-day whales are considered __ because they are no longer used by the animal.
a) Homologous Structures
b) Analogous Structures
c) Vestigial Structures
d) Essential Organs

Many fossils of the same animals in the same location suggests
a) what they ate
b) herding behavior
c) defense
d) their cause of death

The bones in the forelimbs of humans, dogs, cats, whales, and bats each include the humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, etc. The SIMILAR structure suggest these organisms share a common ancestor.
a) Homologous Structures
b) Vestigial Structures
c) Analogous Structures
d)

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