Work Sheet S5 BIO Evolution 4 – Evidences of Evolution

Question: Comment on the importance of transitional fossils to our understanding of evolutionary

change.
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Question: Describe how homology in the pentadactyl limb is evidence to adaptive radiation.

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Question: In an example above illustrating convergence in swimming form, describe two ways in
which body form has evolved in response to the particular selection pressure of the aquatic
environment.
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1. In terms of natural selection explain how structures, that were once useful to an organism,
could become vestigial.
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2. Suggest why a vestigial structure, once it has been reduced to a certain size, may not
disappear altogether.
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1. Study the table of data showing the difference in amino acid sequence for selected
primates. Explain why chimpanzees and gorillas are considered closely related to humans,
while monkeys are less so.
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2. Briefly describe how comparative embryology has contributed evidence to support the
concept of evolution.
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1. In the hypothetical example of divergent evolution illustrated above, left:
a) Classify the type of evolution that produced species B from species D: __________________
b) Classify the type of evolution that produced species P and H from species B: _____________
c) Name all species that evolved from: Common ancestor D: _______ Common ancestor B:____
d) Suggest why species B, P, and H all possess a physical trait not found in species D or W.
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2. Explain the distinction between divergence and adaptive radiation. ______________________
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