AP®︎ Biology: Topic 7.6 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 7.6 of AP Biology – Evidence of Evolution.
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Topic 7.6
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: EVO-1.M
What type of evidence provides a historical record of the gradual changes that have occurred in organisms over time?
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Topic 7.6: Evidence of Evolution
Learning Objective: 7.6.A
Describe the types of data that provide evidence for evolution.
Essential Knowledge: 7.6.A.1
Evolution is supported by scientific evidence from many disciplines (geographical, geological, physical, biochemical, and mathematical data).
Learning Objective: 7.6.B
Explain how morphological, biochemical, and geological data provide evidence that organisms have changed over time.
Essential Knowledge: 7.6.B.1
Molecular, morphological, and genetic evidence from extant and extinct organisms adds to our understanding of evolution. i. Fossils can be dated by a variety of methods. These include 1) the age of the rocks where a fossil is found; 2) the rate of decay of isotopes including carbon-14; and 3) geographical data. ii. Morphological homologies, including vestigial structures, provide evidence of common ancestry.
Essential Knowledge: 7.6.B.2
A comparison of DNA nucleotide sequences and protein amino acid sequences provides evidence for evolution and common ancestry.
