Names ______________________________________ Date _____________________ Period _________

Homology & Convergent Evolution

Working with a partner, use the online lab to complete the worksheet. You need ONE Chromebook and
ONE worksheet to share.

Link to the lab: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/similarity_hs_01

When asked to define or identify a term, click on the blue, underlined hyperlinks.

The Tale of the Limb

Cross out the limbs that do not belong.

The Tetrapod Limb

Define tetrapod: _____________________________

How are the limbs similar to each other?

What animals do the homologous limbs belong to?

Inheriting Homologies

How do different animals end up with very similar limbs?

Define phylogeny: ___________________________________

Define homology: ____________________________________

Homologies are Everywhere

Give an example of homologous structures that do not look alike.

Define adapted: ________________________________________

Finish the sentence” Homologies can be identified in many place: it’s ______________________.

Not All Similarity is Homology

Which animals were not homologous to tetrapods?

What are homologies inherited from?

Fill in the missing organisms from the phylogenetic tree.

Convergent Evolution
Define extinct: ___________________________________

Which group of mammals is Thylacismilus related to?

Which group of mammals is Smilodon related to?

Define marsupial mammal: ___________________________

Define placental mammal: ____________________________

Saber teeth evolving from normal length teeth in two different unrelated groups of organisms is an
example of convergent evolution. What is convergent evolution?

How Do Convergent Traits Evolve?

Complete the following sentences:

A flower that gets pollinated produces many seeds and has a big ______________________________
over flowers that don't get pollinated.

This bird pollinates _____________________________, but prefers

__________________________________________.

If the bird prefers long red flowers, the flowers' ___________________

______________________________________________ in ways that make them
__________________________________. The two flowers might end up
___________________________ even though they started out ________________________________.

Summarize how two flowers evolve over time from the video:

1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________

Homology or Convergent Trait?

List the differences between sharks and dolphins:
Dolphins
Sharks

Are the sharks’ and dolphins’ similarities (body shape, fins, and flippers) homologies or convergent traits
(convergent traits are also called analogies) ? _____________________________

Studying Homologies and Convergent Traits

Define morphological: ____________________________

How are mice and crocodiles morphologically similar?

Define develop: ___________________________

Define fossils: _____________________________