The study of biogeography provides evidence for evolution by showing:
The similarities in embryonic development
The distribution of organisms across different geographical regions
The presence of vestigial organs
The genetic code universality
Related Questions
Which of the following pairs is correct?
Bats wings and insect wings are analogous
Seal flippers and bats paw are homologous
Insect wings and bird wings are homologous
Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of pea are analogous
Wings of birds and wings of flies perform similar functions so they are examples of
Homologous organ
Analogous organ
Evolutionary organ
Paralogous organ
Which of the following animals is not only a living fossil but also considered as connecting link?
Sphenodon
Limulus
Neopilina
Latimeria
In Africa, there is a species of bird called the yellow-throated long claw. It looks exactly like the meadowlark found in North America, but they are not closely related. This is an example of
Uniformitarianism
Artificial selection
Gradualism
Convergent evolution
The streamlined body shape of sharks (fish) and dolphins (mammals) is an adaptation for efficient movement in water. This is an example of:
Divergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Coevolution
Parallel evolution
In plants like Acacia, the leaves are compound but their seedlings possess simple leaves. This phenomenon can be explained by
Environmental heterophylly
Developmental heterophylly
Adaptive radiation
Natural selection
Which one of the following describes correctly the homologous structures?
Organs that have no function now but had an important in ancestors
Organs appearing only in embroynic stage and disappearing later in the adult
Organs with anatomical similarities but performing different functions
Organs with anatomical dissimilarities but performing same functions
Which of these provides evidence of a common ancestor for vertebrates?
Different numbers of limbs in different vertebrates
Varying body sizes among vertebrates
Presence of gill slits in vertebrate embryos
Different feeding habits in vertebrates
Which of the follows have not left any evidence of organic evolution?
Mules
Horses
Donkeys
Archaeopteryx
An organism which is the connecting link between the animals and plants is
Bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Euglena
Amoeba
