Evidence of Evolution

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What is the term for a similarity due to shared common ancestry?

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Homologous structure

Front

Which of the following is not a mechanism of evolution?

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Genetic engineering

Front

What is the process used to determine the age of a fossil?

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Radiometric dating

Front

What term describes the changes of species over time?

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Evolution

Front

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

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Ray finned fish

Front

What is the term for structures that have similar functions but different evolutionary origins?

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Analogous structures

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection

Front

What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

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Fossils

Front

What is the concept that explains the diversity of life on Earth through gradual changes over time?

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Evolutionary theory

Front

What is the name of the scientist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin