Evolution Quiz

The above chart shows vertebrate embryo development. Which of these would be least related to the others?

Your answer:
1
3
4
2

Which of the following statements describes the process of natural selection?

Your answer:
Farmers select animals with desirable variations for breeding.
New species are formed via genetic engineering
Individuals survive that have inherited traits adapted to their environment.
Populations sharing the same gene pool interbreed and create new species.

The picture above shows part of the pectoral girdle and limb of two flying vertebrates known as the bat and the prehistoric pterosaur. Which bone of the pterosaur corresponds to the humerus of the bat?

Your answer:
A
B
C
D

Scientists found the fossilized remains of a canine's jaw and leg. What information must first be obtained before the scientists can place the fossils in the ancestral time line of the dog?

Your answer:
The age of the fossils
The continent where the fossils were found
The rest of the skeleton
The population trends for the species

All the organisms shown above belong to the Phylum Chordata. The structural similarity in the organisms suggests that--

Your answer:
the humerus is the same size in all chordates
chordates have a common ancestor
only animals that walk on 4 legs need the humerus
the humerus is attached to the skeleton by immovable joints