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Evolution Clicker Review: Understanding the Principles of Evolution

Explore the origins of life on Earth, the process of evolution, and key evidence supporting evolutionary theory. Learn about different structures, species, and patterns in evolution with this informative clicker review.

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Evolution Clicker Review: Understanding the Principles of Evolution

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  1. Evolution Clicker Review

  2. The first organisms to appear on Earth were______________ • Prokaryote • Protists • Humans • Fish

  3. Before the appearance of photosynthetic organisms, Earth’s atmosphere had very little _______. • Sulfur • Nitrogen • Oxygen • Hydrogen

  4. You know a new species has evolved when ________________. • It looks different than its ancestor. • It can no longer breed with its ancestors to produce viable offspring • It is bigger than its ancestor

  5. The remnants of hind limbs in whales is an example of • Analogous Structures • Homologous Structures • Vestigial Structures

  6. Similar bones in the limbs of horses, whales, and humans are examples of ___ • Analogous Structures • Homologous Structures • Vestigial Structures

  7. The wings of insects and birds are examples of _________________ • Analogous Structures • Homologous Structures • Vestigial Structures

  8. Similarities in embryonic development indicate that ___________ • Vertebrates have common ancestors • Vertebrates are all born looking exactly the same • Vertebrates have nothing in common genetically

  9. There have been ______ mass extinctions • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6

  10. Darwin’s visit to ________ had a great impact on his development of the Theory of evolution • New Jersey • Hawaii • Alaska • Galapagos

  11. The idea that species evolve in short, quick bursts is called ________ • Gradualism • Punctuated Equilibrium • Natural Selection • Fitness

  12. Which of these does NOT play a part in evolution? • Competition for resources • The birth of more offspring than can survive • Inheritance of acquired characteristics • Variation within species

  13. The diagram below shows what pattern of evolution? • Stabilizing • Disruptive • Directional

  14. Microevolution involves changes_____ • That result in a new species • Within a species • In small animals

  15. What is the correct order of evolution? • Prokaryotes, mammals, fish • Fish, prokaryotes, humans • Humans, fish, plants • Prokaryotes, plants, humans

  16. The Galapagos finches with different beaks _____________ • Have common ancestors • Have different diets • Are different species • All of the above

  17. Individuals evolve • True • False

  18. Learned behaviors are a type of evolution • True • False

  19. Evidence that humans are related to fish includes • Scaly skin • The presence of gill slits in human embryos • The presence of hair in fish embryos

  20. Scientists believe that through evolution, humans will eventually • Be born with no appendix • Be two feet taller on average • Have an IQ of 200 • Acquire gills

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