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Evolution is a __________
a) Law
b) Hypothesis
c) Theory
d) None of these

Which process is the cause of evolution?
a) Homologous structures
b) Analogous structures
c) Natural selection
d) Embryology

Which of the following are evidence that evolution has happened and living things have changed over time?
a) DNA sequences
b) Homologous structures
c) Fossils
d) All of these

When does a new species form (speciation)?
a) When two similar organisms stop looking alike.
b) When two similar organisms start eating different food.
c) When two similar organisms can no longer mate and produce fertile offspring.
d) None of these

Types of structures that are similar and the functions are different and come from a common ancestor.
a) Homologous structures
b) Analogous structures
c) Vestigial structures
d) Bones

What does DNA evidence show when comparing different species?
a) If they are from a fossil.
b) If they are closely related.
c) If they are from an embryo.
d) None of these.

Types of structures that are different but have similar functions but not from a common ancestor.
a) Analogous structures
b) Vestigial structures
c) Homologous structures
d) None of these

Structures that are left over from a past ancestor that do not have a current function.
a) Homologous structures
b) Analogous structurez
c) Vestigial structures
d) None of these

What selects adaptive traits?
a) Environment
b) People
c) Babies
d) None of these

What do we know about the ancestors of modern whales?
a) They were four legged land mammals.
b) They had similar weird teeth.
c) They had back legs.
d) All of these

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