Week 1 - Evolution Flashcard

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Change over time is

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evolution

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What is represented by the picture?

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Pangea

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List the fossils in order from oldest to youngest: A, B, C, D.

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D, C, B, A

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The type of rock that results in fossil formation is known as:

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Sedimentary Rock

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Wisdom teeth, goosebumps, and a tailbone are all "leftover" structures found in the human body that have little to no use now, but were once important structures in our ancestors. ALL examples of what evolutionary term?

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Vestigial Structures

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The scientist that was most influential in the study of evolution?

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Charles Darwin

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What process is being shown in this image?

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Natural Selection

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The differences between the wings of moths of the same species is an example of ________________

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Variation

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Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function and shared by a common ancestor.

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homologous structures

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Which rock layer contains the youngest fossils? Options: B, F, E, C

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F