Name:_________________________________
Date:__________
Period:______
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION MASTERY TASKS
TASK I: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION INSTRUCTIONS: Match the “Evidence” and
“How is it Evidence for Evolution?” Cutouts with the “Pictures.”
Only copy the underlined information on the cutout in this column
EVIDENCE
PICTURE
HOW IS IT EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION?
Task II: COMPARATIVE ANATOMY CUTOUT INSTRUCTIONS: Match the Comparative Anatomy word with the correct picture and definition. Then, draw a picture that will help
you remember the correct definition for each word.
Word
Definition
and Picture
These structures look similar and have
the same function, BUT have evolved
independently in organisms that are
not closely related due to similar
environments
Structures of currently living animals
that have diminished in size or usefulness over the course of evolution
These structures look similar because
they share common ancestry, but
have evolved over time for different
functions
Draw a picture that will
help you remember the
difference
between each
word
TASK III: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION VOCABULARY INSTRUCTIONS: Match the
Vocabulary Words with their Pictures and Definitions
WORD
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7)
PICTURE
DEFINITION
TASK IV: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION PRACTICE TEST
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
____ 1. Species that have evolved from a common ancestor should have certain characteristics in common.
____ 2. The human forelimb and the bat forelimb are homologous structures.
____ 3. The theory of evolution suggests that all organisms are related by a common ancestor.
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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4. Refer to the illustration above. The similarity of these structures suggests that the organisms
a. share a common ancestor.
c. evolved slowly.
b. all grow at different rates.
d. live for a long time.
5. Refer to the illustration above. The bones labeled “A” are known as
a. vestigial structures.
c. homologous structures.
b. sequential structures.
d. fossil structures.
6. Which of the following is a vestigial structure?
a. the human tailbone
c. flower color
b. the bill of a finch
d. fossil cast
7. Homologous structures in organisms suggest that the organisms
a. share a common ancestor.
c. have a skeletal structure.
b. must have lived at different times.
d. are now extinct.
8. Structures that no longer serve an important function are called
a. inorganic.
c. fossilized.
b. mutated.
d. vestigial.
9. The fact that all animals on earth share the same genes that control the develoment of certain segments of the
embryo suggests that all animals must share a _________________ who also contained these fundamental genes.
a. common ancestor.
c. fossil structure.
b. sequential structure.
d. homologous structure.
10. The wing of a bird and the wing of an insect are ________________because they serve the same function but do
not share a recent common ancestor.
a. homologous structures.
c. fossilized structures.
b. analogous structures.
d. vestigial structures.
Matching: Evidence for Evolution
a.
b.
c.
vestigial structures
analogous structures
comparative anatomy
d. homologous structures
e. DNA and molecular evidence
f. fossils
____ 11. the most powerful of all evidence, because the nucleotide differences or amino acid differences show,
quantitatively, how similar organisms really are
___ 12. similar structures that share a common ancestor but have different functions
___ 13. tailbone, whale leg bones, appendix, etc.
____ 14. Structures that have similar function but do not share a recent common ancestor
____ 15. the preserved remains and traces of long-dead organisms. They tell us many things about past organisms:
where/how/when they lived, how they died, when they became extinct, their diet, relatedness, how they evolved
____ 16. comparing the organs, bones, cells and tissues of organisms to study evolution