Comparative Anatomy Quiz
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- Q 1/15Score 0What does the image represent?29Homologous StructuresAnalogous StructuresVestigial Structures
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- Q1What does the image represent?Homologous StructuresAnalogous StructuresVestigial Structures20s
- Q2The pelvis in this whale would be which type of structure?Homologous structureVestigial structureAnalogous structure20s
- Q3What does this image represent?Vestigial structuresAnalogous structuresHomologous structures20s
- Q4In the image what does "A" represent?Analogous StructuresDivergent EvolutionCoevolutionVestigial Structures20s
- Q5In the image what does "B" represent?Divergent EvolutionAnalogous structuresConvergentVestigial structures20s
- Q6The human appendix is an organ that has lost its function. The appendix would be considered which type of structure?HomologousAnalogousVestigial20s
- Q7A wing and a cat paw have different functions but similar bones and development. Which term bestdescribes the bat wing and cat paw?AnalogousHomologous structuresGenealogical structuresEmbryological20s
- Q8Which of these comparisons is correct?Analogous structures and convergent evolutionAnalogous structures and coevolutionDivergent evolution and convergent evolutionAnalogous structures and coevolution20s
- Q9The ostrich, a large flightless bird native to Africa, has wings but cannot fly. Choose the BEST explanation.The wings of the ostrich are considered an analogous structure since the structure is similar to the wings of a butterfly.The wings of the ostrich are considered a vestigial structure since the structure has lost its function or purpose.The wings of the ostrich are considered a homologous structure since the structure shows relatedness to the butterfly.All of the above20s
- Q10Both the North American opossum and Australian kangaroo carry their young offspring in a pouch until they are fully developed. The fact that these organisms have similar structures suggests which of the following?They are the same species.Their pouches are analogous structures because these animals are from different continents and could not be related.The opossum and kangaroo acquired the pouches out of a need to protect their young from predators.They are descended from a common ancestor20s
- Q11Scientists may use fossil evidence to support the theory that domestic dogs are related to wolves. Which of the following would be considered the most valid evidence to support the argument that wolves and dogs descended from a common ancestorAnecdotal evidence of how dogs and wolves interact with each other in the wild.Mating patterns in dogs and wolves.DNA comparisons of dogs and wolvesExamination of the niche that dogs and wolves fill in an ecosystem.20s
- Q12The study of structures to provide evidence of evolution is calledEmbryological evidenceRelative datingComparative anatomyBiochemical evidence20s
- Q13Which of these structures would be evidence of analogous structure?A shark and a leopard both have tailsA cat and a dog both having similar morphology in their skeletonsA german shepard dog and a chihuahua both having a common ancestor20s
- Q14Which of these structures would be evidence of homologous structure?A mole cricket and a mole being able to dig holesThe common housecat and the bobcat having thick furA hawk and a dragonfly being able to fly20s
- Q15Which of these is an example of a species?An owl living alone in a barn who will never mate because he is sterileA liger, who is a hybrid of a lion and a tiger that cannot breedA group of caribou living in Alaska that travel and breed togetherA group of different animals in a forest20s
