Using vertebrates as an example, how does comparative embryology prove evolution?

Q: Why do scientists consider vestigial structures (like a human appendix) evidence for evolution?

A: Vestigial organs are some organs in host body which are no use to the host organisms. These are…

Q: How does evidences from embryology support evolution?

A: Embryology can be defined as a study dealing with the development of embryo.whereas evolution can be…

Q: What are the hypotheses used to trace early evolution of animals?

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Q: How can evolutionary relationships among organisms be determined by comparing embryonic development?…

A: An embryo is defined as an animal's early stage of growth and differentiation characterized by…

Q: The diagram above represents stages in embryonic development of suggest that these organisms - O…

A: While studying the embryonic development of various animals, it was observed that at early stages it…

Q: . When during the history of life did vertebrates evolve?

A: Earliest Vertebrates evolved 550 million years ago.

Q: Explain how vertebrate evolution was led by cephalization, jaw development, and paired limbs. To…

A: The evolution of jaws has had a substantial impact on the evolution of vertebrate history. There is…

Q: Which of the following is the correct order for the four developmental phases in animals? A.…

A: Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few…

Q: Organisms that are closely related may also have physical similarities before they are even born!…

A: Embryology The field of science that investigates the creation, growth, and development of embryos…

Q: In your own words, explain how cephalization, jaw development, and paired limbs guided vertebrate…

A: Vertebrates are group of animal that have vertebrae column (backbone).

Q: How did the origin of jaws, lungs, limbs, and the amnion affect thecourse of vertebrate evolution?

A: A vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone and a skeleton. Human beings are part of this…

Q: Humans have a coccyx at the end of the vertebral column. What structure common to all vertebrate…

A: The coccyx is a triangular structure of bones near the bottom of the backbone, just below the…

Q: organism that primarily undergoes extensive and rapid growth

A: The fertilization in humans takes place in the Fallopian tubes of the female reproductive system.…

Q: What are the six criteria used to build a complete evolutionary branch of vertebrates?

A: The earliest vertebrates were jaw less fish which lived between 500 and 600 mya. They had a cranium…

Q: What conclusion can be drawn from embryological development? Insect and bird wings are similar in…

A: Embryo  It is the structure that if form after the fertilization of egg and sperm.

Q: These are older, more developed embryos from the same organisms. B Hypothesize which embryo is from…

A: Gill-like structures, also known as pharyngeal arches, may be seen in the embryos of birds and…

Q: Many species look similar as embryos. What causes them to appear different as adults? Why does the…

A: The embryonic stage is an early stage of development of an individual which occurs just after the…

Q: Which of the following traits do human embryos possess? O A tail O Webbed fingers and toes O Gills O…

A: Embryology is the study of the development of embryos and by comparing these developing embryos of…

Q: Explain how cephalization, jaw development, and paired limbs guided vertebrate evolution. Include…

A: Evolution is a slow process of changes in species on the genotypic and phenotypic level that leads…

Q: What is a plausible scenario for evolution of wings and flying insects?

A: Evolution is the natural process where is a change in the heritable characteristics of biological…

Q: Directions: Examine the following statements, then decide which evidence of evolution does it…

A: 1. Vertebrata is a sub-phylum of Chordata that is further defined by their bony backbone. As,…

Q: The idea that the development of an animal embryo follows the evolutionary history of its species is…

A: The biogenetic law is a hypothesis of improvement & evolution which was given by Ernst Haeckel…

Q: During chordate evolution, what is the sequence (from earliest to most recent) in which the…

A: To find What is the sequence in which the following structures evolved in chordate evolution?

Q: Why is animal evolution during the early Cambrian referred to as an “explosion”?

A: The evolution during the early Cambrian referred to as an explosion. Here we will discuss why it is…

Q: What do similarities in the early development stages of the embryos indicate about the evolutionary…

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Q: Suppose you watch a video showing the development of an unknown animal. What clues can the…

A: Animals can be classified based on morphological characteristics (traits that can be observed after…

Q: How is information from the field of embryology used as evidence for evolution.

A: Evolution is the study of how the different types of living organisms have adapted and changed over…

Q: In what chronological order did the following traits evolve? a) First the mesoderm, second the…

A: The correct option is C First the amnion, second the mesoderm, third the notochord and fourth…

Q: How does developmental biology provide evidence of a common ancestry for vertebrates as diverse as…

A: Evolution is a gradual change that occurs in populations. Mutation, genetic drift, natural…

Q: "Neanderthals have revealed interesting elements of the human genome". What are those elements ?

A: Neanderthals are the first hominid fossils. Their morphology is similar to modern humans. The modern…

Q: Define comparative anatomy. Define analogous structures. What are vestigial structures What is…

A: Answer: EVOLUTIONARY REALTIONSHIP = This is the relationship between same species and different…

Q: How is embryological development used to support evolution? B I 三

A: Embryology, the study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus. Similarities during…

Q: What does your analysis suggest about the role of miRnAdiversity in the evolution of animal…

A: The miRNA refers to the microRNA present in animals, plants, and in a few viruses. It is a…

Q: Scientists compare the structures of a chicken embryo and a human embryo at the same stage of…

A: Scientists analyse embryos from various organisms to determine how closely they are related. Species…

Q: Organisms that are closely related may also have physical similarities before they are even born!…

A: evidence support evolution that the fossil record, biogeography, comparative anatomy, comparative…

Q: Some organisms have features that have different functions, but similar structures. One example is…

A: Some organisms have features that have different function but similar structure . One example is the…

Q: All vertebrate embryos have a tail and gill slits at some point during embryonic development. What…

A: It is noticed that at some point during embryonic development all vertebrate embryos have a tail and…

Q: How does embryology support evolution?

A: Evolution is a phenomenon in which transformation of life takes place from simpler one to complex…

Q: At which stage of embryonic development does the embryo have a blastopore?   Group of answer choices…

A: Embryogenesis is the development embryo which starts with the fertilization of egg cell with a…

Q: What is Biogenetic law? How does comparative embryology provides evidences for evolution?

A: Evolution is defined as the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations,…

Q: At which of the following stages of development is a frog embryo composed of the most cells? Group…

A: The different stages of development in a frog are: Zygote→Morula→Blastula→Gastrulation begins→Embryo

Q: Is the frog an ancestor of humans? Explain.

A: Despite belonging to different classes with the animal kingdom frogs(class: amphibia) , humans (…

Q: Elaine Morgan makes the case that humans may have an aquatic ancestor in recent evolutionary past.…

A: Evolution is the process by which an organism inherits or adapts favourable characteristics that…

Q: What embryological evidences support the theory of evolution?

A: Embryology is the study of embryo, that can helps us find the evidence can support the theory of…

Q: List three groups of adaptations that guided vertebrate evolution, and explain how each has…

A: Introduction  Adaptation are the changes in the physical and behavioural characteristics which helps…

Q: Birds have all of the following features except: they have external fertilization always have two…

A: Birds are a type of vertebrates which can fly.