Fossil Evidence of Evolution

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What are fossils?

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Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

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Trace fossils

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Is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism

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Extinction

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Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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Variation

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Is a slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a species.

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Adaptation

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Is an inherited trait that increases the organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment.

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Camouflage

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Is an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment.

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Mimicry

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The resemblance of one species to another species.

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Selective Breeding

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The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics.

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In an undisturbed rock formation, the rocks on the bottom are the oldest.

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True

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If you are an archaeologist digging, you can assume which of the following according to relative-age dating?

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That a fossil found below another fossil is older