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Which of these are most likely homologous structures?

A
bat wing and dragonfly wing
B
dragonfly wing and Tyrannosaurus arm
C
bat wing and Tyrannosaurus arm
D
bat wing, dragonfly wing, and Tyrannosaurus arm
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Which statement about the giraffes explains their evolution based on Charles Darwin’s main points?

A
As a giraffe reached for food, the giraffe could make its neck longer making it better adapted to the environment.
B
All three of the giraffes have an equal chance of reproducing regardless of the environment.
C
Long necks were a random genetic change and resulted in the gradual increase of organisms with long necks.
D
The closest fossil ancestor to these giraffes would have a very short neck.
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Which is an example of temporal isolation?

A
squirrels that have different fur colors
B
flowers that bloom in different months
C
fruit flies that mate in different locations
D
birds that have different mating calls
4

Which factors affect natural selection?

A
variation, overpopulation, adaptation
B
isolation, overpopulation, speciation
C
inheritance, isolation, adaptation
D
variation, inheritance, speciation
5

Which important event in Earth’s history occurred during the Jurassic period?

A
Mammals were in search of food.
B
Animals with shells emerged on Earth
C
Treelike ferns first began to grow and populate.
D
The first birds emerged on Earth.
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What determines the length of a geologic time period?

A
fossil record
B
radioactive materials
C
material density
D
meteors and rocks
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Why do a chicken embryo and a cow embryo look very similar even though the adults do not?

A
The genetic makeup of the two species changes during development.
B
The embryos mutate in utero to form different structures.
C
They are distantly related, so their development is similar.
D
They are not related, but still have similar development.
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What hypothesis did Darwin investigate by studying the breeding of pigeons with distinctive traits?

A
New species can appear gradually through small changes in an ancestral species.
B
Organisms have only the number of offspring that are supported by the environment.
C
The amount of variation in a population is related to the type of environment it lives in.
D
Some traits appear in each generation, while others seem to disappear in some generations.
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Which best describes how the population has evolved?

A
The population has not evolved because there was no change in allele frequencies.
B
The population has not evolved because it has grown.
C
The population has evolved because there was a change in allele frequencies.
D
The population has evolved because it has grown.
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Which is the best description of the two organisms highlighted in orange?

A
They are ancestors of each other.
B
They share a recent common ancestor.
C
They belong to the same species.
D
They are separated by two nodes.

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