Lesson 3 - Evidence for Evolution

Question 1

 HOMOLOGOUS FEATURES

Answer 1

Structures that share a common origin but may serve different functions in modern species.

Question 2

ANALOGOUS FEATURES

Answer 2

• are structures similar in function but not in origin or anatomical structure

Question 3

organisms with homologous share a….

Answer 3

more recent common ancestor.

Question 4

VESTIGIAL FEATURES

Answer 4

• structures that serve no useful function in a living organism

Question 5

Competition between Population

Answer 5

Food supply limits the population
Populations consistently made more than could survive
Competition for resources within populations equally important as competition between populations in evolution