Paleontology is the study of

• ecosystems.

• genetics.

• fossils.

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequences.

• exactly the same DNA sequences.

• no proteins in common.

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What are pseudogenes?

• cell structures that function like genes

• gene sequences that no longer function

• protein sequences that look like genes

Evolution is considered to be one of the most important theories in science, because it

• was developed more than 100 years ago.

• is not supported by the fossil record.

• unites the fields of biology, geology, chemistry, and ecology.

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Protein sequences in one organism that resemble those of another suggest a

• coincidence.

• lack of evolutionary relationship.

• shared ancestry.

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