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Evolution Study Guide

1. The drawings show a turtle embryo and a chicken embryo.

What do the similarities between the embryos suggest? Which clue to evolution is this?

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2. Darwin observed several finches on Galapagos Islands. According to Darwin’s

theory, what caused the changes among finches?

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3. Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light dark
after the Industrial Revolution? Explain the process

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4. Charles Darwin observed giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands. He

recognized that they had different types of shells depending upon the island
they lived on. Based on these observations, he concluded that

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5. What does the process of evolution state?

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6. According to Darwin, theory of natural selection, why do species evolve over

time?

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7. A single species of squirrel evolved over time into species, each on opposite
sides of the Grand Canyon. This change was mostly likely due to

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8. One theory suggests that giant wooly mammoths became extinct when the
climate became warmer. Why might this change have led to their extinction?

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9. List 3 adaptions that an animal living in the Tundra might process.

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10. The walking stick has few predators. Yet it is adapted to look like the twigs and
small branches where it is usually found. This adaptions helps walking stick
survive by

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11. What might occur when members of a species are more suited to survive than
members of the same species?

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12. In terms of the theory of natural selection, why have Giraffes come to have
such long necks?

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13. Modern day whales have small, leg-like structures that indicate that an early
ancestor may have had legs. The small, leg-like structure is an example of a
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14. If two organisms look very similar during early stages of development, this is
evidence that the organisms

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15. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is widely accepted because

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16. Camouflage is one adaption that can help an organism survive. Provide an
example of camouflage

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17. Through evolution, snakes and large variety of other animals groups
developed an adaption to kill prey and to defend themselves. This adaption
involves the delivery _________________ through specialized organs, like
stingers, fangs, or tentacles.
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18. Look at the above pictures. These animals share similar bone structure that
they use in very different ways. The presence of these similar structures that
they use in very different ways. The presence of these similar indicates a
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These structures are referred to as _________________ _________________.

19. A scientist found many, pointed fossil teeth from an extinct animal. These
fossils provide evidence that the extinct animal most likely ate
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20. Fossils of animals the size of goats were dated at 5 million years old. Similarity,
fossils of larger animals were dated at 3 million years old. Both animals were
similar in body structure to today’s horses. Using these data, which inference
can scientist make?

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21. Scientist combine evidence from fossils, body structures, early development
(embryos), and DNA to

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22. Some fossils are shaped like the clams that are alive today. This tells us that

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23. Animals fossils are more plentiful than plants fossils because animals contain

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24. What evidence is most important when using relative dating? What evidence
is most useful using radiometric dating?
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25. Fossils are formed in ________________________ _____________________.

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26. The layers of sedimentary rock shown in a diagram were not disturbed as
they developed. Which fossil is the oldest?

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27. What does the fossil record reveal?

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28. Several species of extinct giant tortoise lived on different islands in the Indian
Ocean. One species is still alive on Aldabra Island. The shells and skins of the
extinct tortoises are in museums and can be studied. What us the most
accurate way to find out how closely related the living one is to the extinct
one?

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29. Look at the picture below:

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This moth caterpillar is not to be killed or eaten. It’s defense to look like a
SNAKE! That isn’t a bad choice, because many animals are very afraid of
snakes.

What type of adaptation is this an example of?

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30. An inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its particular

environment is

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