Evidence for Evolution

Question 1

Name one method scientists use to study evolution.

Answer 1

Answers may vary: Paleontology, Biogeography, Embryology, Comparative anatomy, or Molecular biology

Question 2

What does paleontology reveal?

Answer 2

Prehistoric existance of extinct species and formation of new species

Question 3

Name one different method scientists use to study evolution.

Answer 3

Answers may vary: Paleontology, Biogeography, Embryology, Comparative anatomy, or Molecular biology

Question 4

Which method uses geography to describe the distribution of species all of the world?

Answer 4

Biogeography

Question 5

Give an example of embryology.

Answer 5

Answers may vary: gill slits and tails found in fish, chicken, pigs and humans

Question 6

What does embryology reveal about evolution?

Answer 6

Similarities in embryos among different species and establishes evolutionary relationships

Question 7

What are the two types of structures used to compare species anatomies?

Answer 7

Homologous structures and Analogous structures

Question 8

True or False: Analogous structures are body parts that resemble one another in different species because they come from a common ancestor.

Answer 8

FASLE - they have similar body parts due to adaptations for their specific environment

Question 9

What examines the nucleotides and amino acid of DNA sequences and proteins from different species?

Answer 9

Molecular Biology

Question 10

True or False: All living things share the same genetic code (with minor variations) and same basic biochemical pathways.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

Which method do you think can show the most evidence for evolution? Explain why.

Answer 11

Answers will vary.