7. Natural Selection

Common Ancestry — Quiz

Test your understanding of common ancestry with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What does the term common ancestry mean in biology?

Question 2

Which is the best evidence that two species may share a common ancestor?

Question 3

What does a homologous structure suggest?

Question 4

Why are human and whale forelimbs considered evidence for common ancestry?

Question 5

How can fossils help support common ancestry?