The Evidence of Evolution Name: Date: 1. Biological Evolutions makes 2 very bold claims about living creatures.what are they circle 2. A. There is no God. B. All living things on Earth are related. C. Evolution is powered by natural processes. D. Robots will inherit the Earth. 2. How do we classify the observable facts that support Evolution as a scientific fact? A. In Family Circles B. In Squares C. In Lines of Evidence D. Triangular Food Chains 3. Are all living things on Earth related? A. No way Jose! B. That s the facts, Jack! 4. How many estimated species are there? A. 7.8 Billion B. 8.7 Million C. 11 D. 2240
5. Comparative Anatomy means what? A. The difference between living things B. The Similarity between living things C. Both of these.you have to COMPARE THEM!! D. None of them Dude! 6. Whales look like giant fish from a distance A. Yup, they sure do! B. Nope, they really don t 7. What type of birth do whales exhibit? A. They lay eggs. B. They split themselves in 2 like an ameba. C. Have a placenta and give live birth. D. Clone themselves using technology. 8. What characteristics do whales have? A. Feed milk to their young B. Are Warm blooded C. Have lungs not gills D. Hey! They have all of these, they re a mammal!
8.They don t have a nose like a primate so how do they breathe? A. They have gills B. they have a blow hole C. Like frogs, they absorb oxygen through their skin D. I wasn t paying attention, let s re-watch the video. 9. So, in Comparative Anatomy, when we look at the skull of a whale the blow holes splits into how many nasal passages? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D.3 10. A nasal passage with 2 holes indicates that the blow hole of a whale might be a highly modified mammal nose. T / F 11. So, in Comparative Anatomy, when we look at a whale Does it have hair or whiskers, not unlike a land mammal?? T / F 12. In their flippers what kind of bones do whales have? Circle 4 that apply to the FLIPPERS A. Arm B. Leg C. Shoulder D. Wrist E. Ankle F. Vertebrae G. Hand H. Knee G. Skull J. Finger K. Toe L. Rib
13. Are they the same bones as bats, hippos and humans have in their appendages? A. True, dat! B. No way, Jose! C. Let s re-watch the video 14. Modern whales do not have back legs, they have a tail. In fact they do not have bones where the legs should be. 15. What do some whales, you and other mammals have in common? A. We all like to swim and sing in the ocean B. We are cold blooded and have tail bones C. We share a ball and socket in the hip and joint bone 16.Embrology is the scientific study of? A. Fossils B. Adults C. Babies D. Life before birth 17.In Embryology what happens to the leg buds of a whale or dolphin? A. They grow into legs B. They grow into flippers C. They stop growing and fade away
18.In Embryology what do dolphins have that puppies or humans might have at the same stage of development, that become a blow hole? A. Pink Skin B. Eye Sockets C. Nostril Grooves D. Modified Ear Holes 19. The Fossil Record shows us that the Basilosaurid s skull had nostrils where? A. End of snout B. Middle of snout C. Top of head 20. Because of it s nostril location the Fossil Record indicates that a Basilosaurid was? A. An Ancient Species B. An Intermediate Species C. A Modern Species 21. According to the Fossil Record Matacetus was a whale with? A. Legs B. Herbivore Teeth C. Scales D. Fur 22. According to the Fossil Record Matacetus bones have been found A. With other land animals B. With flying winged creatures C. With sea creatures
23. According to the Fossil Record, even though it had 4 legs the bones of the Matacetus feet indicate what? A. It was like a bat and could fly B. Was more like a dog and could run fast C. Was a good swimmer and had webbed feet 24.. According to the Fossil Record, Matacetus bones are similar to that of the Basilosaurid 25. According to the Fossil Record, Matacetus was a walking whale. 26. What can scientist compare to see who is closely related? A. The Fossil Record B. Comparative Anatomy C. Embryology D. 27. When exploring a whales which animal is a close relative? A. The Principal B. Dogs C. Hippo D. Alligator 28. They separated from a common ancestor how long ago? A. 45 years ago B. 54 million years ago C. 100 million years ago D. 450 million years ago
29. What classification are whales? A. Omnivores B. Herbivores C. Carnivores 30. What classification are Hippos? A. Omnivores B. Herbivores C. Carnivores 30. So what similarities do they have? A. Special Ankle Bones B. Give Birth Under Water C. Nurse Young Under Water D. Multi-cambered Stomach E. No Fur F. Internal Testicles G. All of them dude!! 31. So did whales evolve from land creatures millions of years ago? 32. What did birds evolve from? A. Retiles B. Mammals C. Dinosaurs E. Amphibians Put Them In Order: 33. Mammals evolved from 34. Reptiles evolved from 35. Amphibians evolved from 36. Fish evolved from A. Worms B. Reptiles C. Fish D. Amphibians