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Published November 2014 www.BioInteractive.org Revised March 2017 Page 1 of 4 Short Film Great Transitions: The Origins of Tetrapods Student Quiz _________________________________ _____________________ NAME DATE 1. When Charles Darwin considered some of the unique structures found in modern animals, like the feathered wings of birds, he famously proposed that modern animals must have evolved from earlier forms that lacked those structures. He also predicted ________________. (Fill in the blank with one of the statements below.) a. that it would be impossible to find fossil evidence for this idea because the fossil record is so incomplete. b. that genetic evidence would show that all organisms share a common ancestor. c. that fossils would be found with structures that are intermediate between early and modern forms. d. that fossil evidence would instead show that all modern animals have always existed in their present form. 2. Which of the following features describe Tiktaalik? i. Neck ii. Lungs iii. Round head iv. Fins a. ii and iv only b. i, ii, and iv c. i, iii, and iv d. i, ii, iii, and iv 3. Examine the table below and select the row that best describes the setting, resources, and scientific processes used during the Tiktaalik expeditions. Location Maps/Photos Scientific Process a. Canadian Arctic Geological maps Hypotheses testing b. Iceland Road maps Predicting c. Alaska Aerial photos Questioning d. Arctic Circle Animal track maps Developing explanations
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Great Transitions: The Origins of Tetrapods Student Quiz
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1. WhenCharlesDarwinconsideredsomeoftheuniquestructuresfoundinmodernanimals,likethefeatheredwingsofbirds,hefamouslyproposedthatmodernanimalsmusthaveevolvedfromearlierformsthatlackedthosestructures.Healsopredicted________________.(Fillintheblankwithoneofthestatementsbelow.)
a. thatitwouldbeimpossibletofindfossilevidenceforthisideabecausethefossilrecordissoincomplete.
b. thatgeneticevidencewouldshowthatallorganismsshareacommonancestor.
c. thatfossilswouldbefoundwithstructuresthatareintermediatebetweenearlyandmodernforms.
d. thatfossilevidencewouldinsteadshowthatallmodernanimalshavealwaysexistedintheirpresentform.
2. WhichofthefollowingfeaturesdescribeTiktaalik?
i. Neck
ii. Lungs
iii. Roundhead
iv. Fins
a. iiandivonly
b. i,ii,andiv
c. i,iii,andiv
d. i,ii,iii,andiv
3. Examinethetablebelowandselecttherowthatbestdescribesthesetting,resources,andscientificprocessesusedduringtheTiktaalikexpeditions.
Location Maps/Photos ScientificProcessa. CanadianArctic Geologicalmaps Hypothesestestingb. Iceland Roadmaps Predictingc. Alaska Aerialphotos Questioningd. ArcticCircle Animaltrackmaps Developingexplanations
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4. Whichstatementbelowisevidencethatalltetrapodssharedasinglecommonancestor?
a. Alltetrapodslivepartlyinwaterandpartlyonland.
b. Alltetrapodsarewarm-blooded.
c. Alltetrapodlimbsconsistofrearrangedfishfinrays.
d. Alltetrapodlimbshaveacommonpatternofonebone,twobones,manybones,thendigits.
5. Thetransitionfromfishtotetrapodsisbestdescribedas:
a. Likemostofthegreattransitionsinevolutionaryhistory,ithappenedinveryfewbigstepssothatthereareveryfewintermediateforms.
b. Likemostofthegreattransitionsinevolutionaryhistory,ithappenedinmanysmallstepsleadingtomanyintermediateforms.
c. Likenoothertransitioninevolutionaryhistory,ithappenedinmanysteps,sotherearemanyintermediateforms.
d. Likemostofthegreattransitionsinevolutionaryhistory,ithappenedinasinglestepwithnointermediateforms.
6. Whichevidencesupportsthefactthattetrapodsandfisharecloselyrelated?
i. Theembryosofmodernfishandtetrapodlooksimilar.
ii. Bothmodernfishandtetrapodscanswim.
iii. Bothmodernfishandtetrapodsarevertebrates.
iv. TheDNAofmodernfishandtetrapodssuggeststhattheyhaveacommonancestor.
v. Modernfishhavelimbbonesthatsupporttheirbodies.
a. i,ii,andvonly
b. i,iii,andivonly
c. iiiandvonly
d. itovareallsupportingevidence
7. TrueorFalse.“Transitionalorganismsarenotactualspecies.”Justifyyouranswerinoneortwosentences.
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8. Studythegraphicbelowofrocklayerswithfossilsinthem.ExplainhowNeilShubinandhisteampredictedthattheywouldfindafossilanimallikeTiktaalikinrocksaround375millionyearsold.
9. Thediagramsbelowillustratethebonesintheforelimbsoffourdifferentorganisms.Althoughtheselimbs
alllookdifferent,theysharesomecommonpatterns.Thesecommonpatternssuggestthat
a. Theseorganismsaremembersofthesamespecies.
b. Theorganismsexistedataboutthesamepointintime.
c. Theseorganismsshareacommonancestor.
d. Theseorganismshaveexactlythesamegenes.
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10. ExplainwhyNeilShubinandhiscolleagueshadtotraveltoanareaabovetheArcticCircletofindthefossilofananimalthatoncelivedinawarmswamplikehabitat.
11. Inthefilm,NeilShubinisshownhikinguparockyhillsidewhilerecallingforusoneoftheexcitingmomentsduringthehuntforaTiktaalik-likefossilanimal.Neilsays,“Beneathourfeetwerefossilfishbones,fragmentsoffossilfishbones,manythousandsofpieces.Itwasn’tjustonefish;itwasawholeaquarium,itwasdifferentspecies.”Whatdidthisdiscoverymeanforthefossil-huntingteam?
