Biology 11
Mr MBK Carmichael
Name: ____________________ Date; __________ Block: _____
CHAPTER 2 – ADAPTATION AND CHANGE
Read pages 60-69. Use the text, sidebars, and illustrations to answer the questions below
| INDIRECT EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION: LIVING ORGANISMS
How does embryology provide indirect evidence of evolution?
What are homologous structures? Give 3 examples
What is divergence? (aka: divergent evolution)
Give an example of how divergent evolution would produce homologous structures
What are analogous structures? Give an example
What is convergent evolution? (see page 77)
Give an example of how convergent evolution would produce analogous structures
What are vestigial structures? Give 3 examples
What is physiology?
Give an example of how physiology provides indirect evidence for organisms sharing a common ancestor
What is the biochemical evidence that all organisms share a common ancestor?
What is biogeography?
What is extinction?
Describe two theories of why the dinosaurs went extinct
Describe three reasons why the passenger pigeon went extinct
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